Office has received positive reviews.
Manohla Dargis of
The New York Times refers it as "One of the best-directed movies that you can see in New York right now". Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of
The A.V. Club gave the film a score of B+ praising the film as dazzling and highlighting director
Johnnie To's cutting movement and stunningly composed figures. Tom Huddleston of
Time Out gave the film a score of 5 out of 5 stars praising its stylish dance and song sequences, catchy lyrics and its screenplay by
Sylvia Chang as a keenly observed, spiky treatise on office politics. James Marsh of
Twitch Film gave the film a mixed review praising the imagination that the staging captures, but criticising the lack of development of Hong Kong's working development and director To's lack of vision and clear intent.
Clarence Tsui of
The Hollywood Reporter praises the film's lavish decorations and technical accomplishments, but criticizes its simplistic screenplay and being unfocused, with little development of the relationships between the characters. ==Awards and nominations==