i suppose the viewer who label clockwatchers bore simply do not understand that drama be mean to be slow than your garden variety indiana jones or die hard . these action flick be ten time as dull a the corporate setting for this astonishing study on class and friendship and and inner awareness . or maybe it be the female perspective or chick flick factor that turn certain people off . or maybe temporary status in modern american business isn not relevant to everyone . or the subtle and less gimmicky observation of reality . clockwatchers be all of these thing at once . toni collette play the ultra shy newcomer to global credit and the ultimate transnational corporation and who slowly come to realize that the doom bond she make with three other temp be an extremely sacred event in her life . iris slowly gain confidence through such comradery and at one point she doesn not want to leave and even though her father have high career expectation for his daughter . iris come full circle at the end of the film and confront one of her many boss whom plot against her and and atones for not stand with parker posey and who be the life of the party a margaret . the creator of this film be so incredibly accurate in reveal what worklife be actually like ( the boredom and share someone else space and not know someone name or them not know yours ) and that i felt almost honor to know i wasn not alone . ( movie that be this honest about despair be never depress . ) this be combine by the subtle observation of iris and which i suppose aren not as exciting a blow someone head off or toilet humor and but intrigue nonetheless . it be finally layer with political analysis a the female temp organize a strike . suffice it to say and clockwatchers cover a lot of ground and but the layer be fold well together in a way that make you care about what happen to these character and their station in life . a must see sleeper for those who prefer ( for example ) merchant and ivory over van damme and seagal . positive .