Hi, I need to find a movie that's appropriate for a work group.
What kind of work group are you talking about?
My job is having a team building day here in Albuquerque, and I was tasked to pick a movie for us to see together. It can't be anything inappropriate, but nothing kiddish either.
By inappropriate, do you mean you'd prefer no R ratings?
Yeah, nothing that could get me sent to HR for choosing it.
Alright, let's see what I can do for you. You have options that aren't R-rated or family movies, including Cats, Gretel & Hansel, Jumanji: The Next Level, Just Mercy, Little Women, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Knives Out, and Underwater.
I don't think the guys will go for Little Women, and I don't think anyone will go for Cats. If it were just me, I'd pick Star Wars or Jumanji, but I'm a giant nerd, so maybe I should pass on those.
That leaves Gretel & Hansel, Just Mercy, Knives Out, and Underwater.
Could you give me a brief rundown of each?
Gretel & Hansel is a dark occult thriller twist on the original fairytale, Just Mercy is a civil rights film about one of Bryan Stevenson's first cases, Knives Out is a crime mystery about the death of a novelist, and Underwater is a drama thriller about an undersea drilling crew that gets attacked by strange sea creatures.
Nix the first one right away because it doesn't sound very work-friendly. I like the sound of Just Mercy, but I think the boss wanted something a little more fun and less serious. No to Underwater on that count too. Knives out sounds good, though.
Alright, Knives Out it is. What day will you be seeing it?
The team building day is this Wednesday.
Any preferred time frame?
The boss said he could work around anything in the early afternoon. Aim for after 1 PM, before 3 PM.
The Century 14 Downtown is showing Knives Out on Wednesday at 1:20 PM.
That sounds good. Is it a standard showing? My boss isn't going to cover fancy IMAX tickets or anything.
It is a standard showing. How many will be in your party?
There will be eleven of us in all.
I can book you eleven tickets for the 1:20 PM standard screening of Knives Out at the Century 14 Downtown Albuquerque theater on Wednesday. Does that sound right?
Sounds right to me! Go ahead and buy those for me. My boss will pay me back later.
I've bought your tickets. I hope the movie is what your boss expects!