Office Romance

The film is at its strongest within these pockets of weirdness. A monologue delivered by Goldstein fires off C-bombs like artful ammunition, while a punchline about misdirected fluids from Lopez lands a big laugh. The “rom” doesn’t quite keep up with the “com”, however. The dynamic between the couple is intentional: Goldstein, a relative newcomer to the genre, wrote Jackie with Lopez, a seasoned romantic lead, in mind. The glowing, cocksure Yank running circles around the bumbling Brit is of course a timeless trope, but at times fact and fiction blur, with Lopez’s breezy charms seeming to throw her co-star off-balance. The story occasionally suffers from formulaic limits too, with certain third-act developments feeling hasty and frictionless. These quibbles will not be what linger after the credits roll, however. Office Romance delivers on big, outlandish gags courtesy of a gang of sweet, odd pros. All hail Goofball Lopez.