Office Romance
Published June 13, 2026
Film info
- Title Office Romance
- Director Ol Parker
- Year 2026
- Run time 1hr 45m
- Genres Comedy, Romance
- Tagline It's going down
Jackie, President and CEO of Air Cruz, runs a tight ship in her business, including a rigid anti-fraternization policy for all her employees. When a new sexy lawyer begins working for her, that policy becomes very tested.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:31 | It’s Mandy’s dad! Cute. |
| 5:22 | Wow, Tanya is a lot. |
| 8:12 | “No one’s alright, Clair. We just say it.” |
| 11:09 | Daniel Blanchflower is an incredible name. |
| 20:47 | That is definitely something that would keep you up at night… reliving that. |
| 25:18 | Watching the football, as per usual. |
| 29:00 | “We shook hands and I got a boner.” |
| 33:06 | I didn’t know Mr Bean had got to America. |
| 40:12 | The five stages of grief is amazing! |
| 43:52 | “Oh god, it’s a baby plane.” |
| 53:28 | It does feel like ‘omg he got to kiss Jennifer Lopez!’ |
| 58:08 | “That’s my delicious happy food dance.” |
| 1:02:01 | J-Lo also refuses to admit there’s a king now. |
| 1:11:12 | “That’s insane.” “Lizzie was okay with it.” “Lizzie’s insane!” |
| 1:22:49 | I somehow hate and admire Sydney in equal measure. |
| 1:30:57 | Lizzie has excellent philosophies for life. |
| 1:41:39 | “Pst. Press conference.” |
Thoughts
I was very excited to watch this, as I’ve seen a lot of the promotional stuff where Brett Goldstein does nothing to hide his absolute love and affection for Jennifer Lopez and all her many rom-coms of the past. It’s adorable. Plus the trailer looked pretty good! It was good, a great rom-com, funny and cute, a love story you get invested in, J-Lo bringing her A game plus layers of Brett’s comedy on top. The bumbling British thing, the differences in culture, and oh wow, that five stages of grief thing.
But there were bits I didn’t like. The British room just seemed totally out of character and didn’t really add anything except giving him the oppportunity to dress up. And the birth scene was so unnecessary and genuinely rough going - what were they thinking when they dreamt that up? However, the good stuff outweighed the bad. Jodie Whittaker was a fantastic supporting character, the endless tribulations of the HR man and just the fact he’s called Blanchflower! Fun!
Rating: 4 / 5