1. The acting, not Steve Conrad's bland writing and uneven pacing, drives this low-key, mildly amusing, occasionally insightful workplace satire.
2. As bad as a severe case of the Mondays.
3. [Director] Conrad seems to have used whatever clout he got from The Pursuit of Happyness to fund something personal and sincere -- a story that's ultimately about victories of character and suppressing your worst impulses.
4. The Promotion has more work-life truth in it than a month of The Office or Dilbert.
5. Reilly and Scott richly mine their characters, alternately confiding in and undermining each other. Their vulnerability and yearning for the good life is a quiet but powerful statement that will stay with you long after the closing credits.
6. The strangely paced drama/comedy never finds much of a groove. Elements of conventional madcap comedy butt against more indie-ready scenes of relationship dysfunction, and the end result is more frustrating than interesting.
7. Screenwriter Steve Conrad's (The Pursuit of Happyness) directorial debut is too strait-laced for the Knocked Up set and too offensive for the Will Smith crowd.
8. The directorial debut of Pursuit of Happyness writer Steve Conrad, The Promotion carries a deadpan corporate-absurd whiff of Office Space but never quite scans.
9. better than the usual in so many ways
10. The Promotion skates out onto that thin ice of comedic subtlety. Like its characters, it's not terribly successful, but it's an admirable effort all the same.

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With a workplace-related theme worthy of satire, The Promotion features some sharp witticisms but ultimately disappoints.
1. Skådespeleriet, inte Steve Conrads intetsägande skrift och ojämna pacing, driver denna lågmälda, milt roande, emellanåt insiktsfulla arbetsplatssatir. 2. Lika illa som ett svårt fall på måndagarna. 3. Conrad verkar ha använt vilken kraft han än fick från "The Pursuit of Happyness" för att finansiera något personligt och uppriktigt -- en historia som i slutändan handlar om segrar i karaktär och undertryckande av dina värsta impulser. 4. Promotionen har mer arbetslivssanning i sig än en månad av The Office eller Dilbert. 5. Reilly och Scott minerar sina karaktärer, och omväxlande förlitar sig på varandra och underminerar varandra. Deras sårbarhet och längtan efter det goda livet är ett tyst men kraftfullt uttalande som kommer att stanna hos dig långt efter avslutningen krediter. 6. Det märkligt tempot i dramat/komedin finner aldrig mycket av ett spår. Element av konventionella galna komedi rumpa mot mer indie-klara scener av relation dysfunktion, och slutresultatet är mer frustrerande än intressant. 7. Manusförfattaren Steve Conrads (The Pursuit of Happyness) regidebut är för trångsynt för Knocked Up-uppsättningen och för offensiv för Will Smith-publiken. 8. Direktörsdebuten för "Pursuit of Happyness" författaren Steve Conrad, The Promotion bär en dödpan företagsabsurd doft av Office Space men aldrig riktigt skannar. 9. bättre än det vanliga på så många sätt 10. Promotionen skridskor ut på den tunna isen av komisk subtilitet. Som sina karaktärer, det är inte så bra, men det är en beundransvärd ansträngning ändå. Skriv en enda mening sammanfattning av recensionerna ovan.
1. Acting, not Steve Conrad's bland writing and uneven pacing, drives this low-key, mildly amusing, occasionally insightful workplace satire. 2. As bad as a hard case on Mondays. 3. Conrad seems to have used whatever power he received from "The Pursuit of Happyness" to fund something personal and sincere -- a story that ultimately deals with victories in character and suppression of your worst impulses. 4. The promotion has more working life truth per se than a month by The Office or Dilbert. 5. Reilly and Scott mine their characters, and alternately rely on each other and undermine each other. Their vulnerability and longing for the good life is a quiet but powerful statement that will stay with you long after closing credits. 6. The strange tempo of the drama/comedy never finds much of a track. Elements of conventional crazy comedy butt against more indie-clear scenes of relationship dysfunction, and the end result is more frustrating than interesting. 7. Screenwriter Steve Conrad's (The Pursuit of Happyness) directorial debut is too narrow-minded for the Knocked Up set and for offensive for the Will Smith audience. 8. The director's debut of "Pursuit of Happyness" author Steve Conrad, The Promotion carries a deadpan of corporate-absurd scent of Office Space but never really scans. 9. better than the usual in so many ways 10. The promotion skates out on the thin ice of comic subtlety. As its characters, it's not so good, but it's an admirable effort anyway. Write a single sentence summary of the reviews above.
Med ett arbetsplatsrelaterat tema värdigt satir, The Promotion har några skarpa kvickheter men i slutändan besviken.
With a workplace-related theme worthy of satire, The Promotion has some sharp wits but ultimately disappointed.