Definitely one for The Apprentice fans – an enjoyable and absorbing, but ultimately unsatisfying and throwaway ride. Although I am not sure it was supposed to, the film really doesn't bear any level of scrutiny; the candidates are too compliant and quick to jump to conclusions (for example, the pill searching) and the 'bolshy, brash git' character manages to both die and then recover to perfect health in double-quick, cartoon-only time.
I liked the tongue-in-cheek credulity with which the contestants set about trashing the room before starting on each other, and the final twist at least offered some small level of superficially pleasing emotional pay-off. But as someone who normally needs his wife to explain the plot after the end of each film, even I thought the identity of the 'mysterious' CEO was pretty obvious from an early stage. And one final question – why 'no' rather than 'yes'?
Like a lightweight and trashy whizz on an Alton Towers roller-coaster, the premise looked interesting but then somewhat flattered to deceive. An almost-instantaneously-forgettable 6/10
I liked the tongue-in-cheek credulity with which the contestants set about trashing the room before starting on each other, and the final twist at least offered some small level of superficially pleasing emotional pay-off. But as someone who normally needs his wife to explain the plot after the end of each film, even I thought the identity of the 'mysterious' CEO was pretty obvious from an early stage. And one final question – why 'no' rather than 'yes'?
Like a lightweight and trashy whizz on an Alton Towers roller-coaster, the premise looked interesting but then somewhat flattered to deceive. An almost-instantaneously-forgettable 6/10