i have never work a an office temp before and but after see this movie and i have a very clear image a to what it must be like . the film do a perfect job of make the viewer feel like part of the office community ( which isn not always a good thing to want to feel ) . after the movie be over and i felt somewhat void and numb and very tired . that be the exact effect that this film should have . the business world allow for no individuality or creativity instead and it silence one spirit . toni collette be wonderful a iris . i have know so many people like this character quiet and shy and someone who let life go by without make his or her mark . i have also know many people like margaret ( parker posey ) people who need to be see and hear at all time . and this one of parker great performance . she go from a bouncy free spirit to an aggressive troublemaker to an outcast without warn and and her transformation be fascinate to watch . lisa kudrow and too and give another great performance ( and this be before her scene steal role in the opposite of sex ) a the possibly compulsive liar paula . the fourth actress and alannah ubach and i have not see in anything else and but she be absolutely a delight to watch . small role by actor such a jamie kennedy and bob balaban ( posey costar in wait for guffman ) and and david james elliot be also perform with perfection . if you appreciate a movie about interest character in everyday situation and then this be a movie for you . many people have complain about the slow pace and but i have never find this to be bore . the slow pace be effective in make viewer feel a desperate and unimportant a the temp . positive .