Right from the off, when we see these ads for WorryFree, we know we're in strange and probably sinister waters. Then when Lakeith Stanfield (good as ever) suddenly develops a 'white voice' that clearly isn't his, we understand there's a pointed satire at work here with various targets: office culture, corporate greed, US TV, the behaviour of giant corporations like Amazon, race - performance art, even - underscored by extremely quirky music (by Nate Brenner, Merrill Garbus, Boots, Tune Yards and The Coup). It becomes extremely weird, with the discovery of horse-people (shades of O Lucky Man! here when he discovers them) being bred to improve productivity. It's rather difficult to digest and long, leaving you exhausted, but does provide some laughs, e.g. 'niggershit' rap.
With Tessa Thompson (War on Everyone, Westworld), Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer, Jermaine Fowler, Patton Oswalt, Kate Berlant (office manager).
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