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davideo-2 2012-05-25 00:09:34

An original idea for a comedy that works for the most part

STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning** Sunday Night * Monday Morning Nick (Jason Bateman) has his heart set on promotion at work, but findshis psychotic boss Mr. Harken (Kevin Spacey) has taken it for himself,and leaves him in no uncertain terms he'll make his life hell if hekicks up any trouble. Things aren't much better for his friend Dale(Charlie Day) who's being sexually harassed by his boss (JenniferAniston) who's able to manipulate him at her whim. And the same goesfor Kenny (PJ Byrne) who's forced to contend with his new boss, thecrass, moronic son of the guy he used to work for. Altogether, theseguys conspire to make their lives better and kill the bosses who aremaking their lives so unbearable. Needless to say, they have troublepulling this off...If there's one thing a lot of people can relate to more than anythingat the moment, especially in a day and age where a poor and uncertaineconomic climate is forcing them to stay in jobs they can no longerbear, it's hating their bosses, especially if they're completelyunbearable people. So director Seth Gordon has an inspired concept athand with this tale of a group of men who're driven to try and makethem pay the ultimate price. Of course, being a film and with theprimary purpose of providing entertainment value, these boss charactersare exaggerated caricatures (the slave driver, the ball buster etc.)and this is the type of comedy film that's been doing the rounds a lotlately, with the typical sort of gross out, facile humour that modernaudiences love (including 'Hornblower' star Ioan Gruffold as a man whooffers a very particular (but unclear) service over the internet) thatis consistent, but gets lost over the course of a wavey plot thatmeanders and loses it's flow a little, leaving the experience not quitethe sum of it's parts.Cast wise, Spacey surprises as the funniest, another ability to hisdramatic range, while as HB No. 2, Aniston turns what should be everyguy's fantasy into a warped nightmare. Colin Farrell can do comedy, asIn Bruges proved, but his screen time here is a bit limited and heisn't really given enough time and material to make the most of hischaracter. With regards the three put upon protagonists, the set up isalmost identical to The Hangover, with three unknowns playing the leadswho most of the comedic escapades hang on, and while the results aren'tquite as successful, Horrible Bosses is still more than a good laughand a really clever idea. ***

andrewsimpson2007 2012-05-24 09:04:16

hopeless

I'm angry for spending money on this movie.You know how you see movies at the rental store where someone spent thetime to make "Transmorphers" just hoping you would get fooled intorenting that crap instead of "Transformers"? "Horrible Bosses" is that movie by people trying to rip off "TheHangover".It is utterly, relentlessly ordinary."Horrible Bosses" shows the pure skill of someone turning absolute crapinto a 90 second clip that seemed likable enough to rent.Save your hard earned. Don't rent this garbage.

2012-05-23 22:43:21

Hysterical

This review is from: Horrible Bosses (+ UltraViolet Digital Copy) (DVD) The movie was much funnier than I expected.I received the digital copy when I purchased the DVD for my brother. The movie shiped quickly and arrived in perfect condition.

TheLittleSongbird 2012-05-23 17:19:10

Great cast and premise in a very well done film

The cast and premise were what drew me into Horrible Bosses in thefirst place and while they are the main excellent things about the filmHorrible Bosses succeeds in many other ways too. The film isphotographed and edited beautifully and with precision, and HorribleBosses also boasts a driven soundtrack and efficient direction, as wellas a sharp and witty script, a compelling story that lives up to itsgreat premise and well observed characters. The cast give their all, Ithought Kevin Spacey was the standout, however Colin Farrell andCharlie Day were also excellent and I don't think I have seen JenniferAniston better than she was here. Overall, a very well done film thatserves its cast and premise well. 8/10 Bethany Cox

FlashCallahan 2012-05-22 16:08:44

'Some Ethan Hawke Movie?'......

Nick hates his boss, mostly because he's expected to work from beforesunrise to after sunset and his boss, Mr. Harken, calls him out forbeing a minute late and blackmails him so he can't quit.Dale hates his boss, Dr. Julia Harris, because she makes sexualadvances when he's about to get married. But Dale is on the list ofchild offenders so he can't quit.Kurt actually likes his job and his boss, up until his boss dies andthe boss's coked-out, psychopathic son takes over.But who could quit their jobs in such poor economic times? InsteadNick, Dale and Kurt drunkenly and hypothetically discuss how to killtheir bosses, and before they know it, they've hired a murderconsultant to help......Up until the last half an hour, I thought it was another one of thosemovies where all the best jokes are in the trailers. It was going alonggood, but it just wasn't as funny as I expected it to be, or wanted itto be.It wasn't the cast, they are really good, and the three bosses aresimply some of the best characters in a comedy this year. Spacey can dothis in his sleep, as anyone who has seen swimming with sharks know,but Farrell and Aniston are the standouts here.But as I have said, nothing really happens in the film, and then towardthe end of the second act, something truly shocking happens, and thenthe film finds the dark side that was trying to get out previous, andbecomes one of the best comedies of the year.It's little touches like this that make it more worthwhile than othercomedies, it doesn't go for gross, it knows what the film is about andsells it well because of character development. You actually care forthese guys, because work takes up the majority of your life,and whatcould be worse than having the titular boss? It's laugh out loud funny,and seeing actors such as Foxx (who's anecdote about why he went toprison is hilarious) and Ioan Gruffaund (who has the cameo of the year)go against type for such a small role.Just stick with the film and enjoy the last 30 minutes, which reallymakes the film.

TheNuzJournal 2012-05-22 09:44:09

2011 Comedy of the Summer

I will just be completely frank with you, and tell you that this postwill be pretty biased since I am a huge fan of the comedy flick. Withthat being said, tonight I saw Horrible Bosses. A gallow humor aboutthree individuals whom desire to kill their bosses, played by JasonBateman, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudeikis. In case you're not familiarwith that comedic term, Merriam-Webster defines it as "humor that makesfun of a life-threatening, disastrous, or terrifying situation." Alongwith that completely accurate nomenclature to the comedy genre, I couldalso argue that this flick was a bromance, thriller, crime, and darkcomedy. It really did remind me of an I Love You, Man twisted into aPineapple Express.The cast for Horrible Bosses was quite superb. Bateman played histypical Arrested Development self, Charlie his high-voiced characterfrom Sunny, and Sudeikis was just ol' SNL-style Sudeikis. They were allgreat. This was such a good casting for a comedy movie. All thecharacters seemed so real and meshed so well together to portray thestory. It also co-starred Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, and JamieFoxx, all of which did a fantastic job with their supporting roles.Aniston, the slut. Spacey, the crazy. Foxx, the bad-ass mother-$#!@er.Very comical and entertaining. Additionally, Modern Family's JulieBowen played the wife of Kevin Spacey's character and did a fine jobtoo. I really hope she appears more often. And, I'm waiting for PhilDunphy to break out in a comedy film, by which I mean actor Ty Burrell.Anyways, more about the movie itself.I really enjoyed the pace of this movie. It was non-stop and everythingwas a twist-and-turn, nothing was expected and surprises were at eachand every bend. On top of that, it was a rated-R so it had every wordimaginable. As subtle as it seems it still makes it that much morefunnier. And, all of the sexual tension was great.I would definitely recommend seeing this movie before it's out of thetheaters. You're diaphragm will thank me."2011 Comedy of the Summer" ~The Nuz Journal8/10 Stars.Plus, it sure blew The Hangover 2 in creativity out of the water.

samsearth 2012-05-21 22:23:34

bad bad movie

Decided to go watch this movie on a Saturday night and i want to chopmy foot off along with the other parts of my body for making thatdecision. The plot was good, but the acting, the storyline, thewriting, everything was extremely sub par... oh wait, we're not mincingwords here - it was pathetic. Why would Kevin Spacey act in a movielike this?! Charlie and Michael Bluth were type casted - looks likethey found their winning potions and as for the third main character,he probably has a bunch of std's by now! The big question lies is why these movies are really made. I can thinkof 10 different movies that fall in the same sucky genre in the last 5years. $25 bucks well spent!

SnakesOnAnAfricanPlain 2012-05-21 20:06:18

Horrible Bosses (2011)

Horrible Bosses takes a trio of idiots and has them trying to killtheir bosses. Sometimes stupid characters can be ever so annoying, buthere the slapstick and one-liners are bountiful enough to make themlikable. It is also clear that these guys are certainly no killers,making it fun to see them fail considerably. Bateman is tortured by hisboss Spacey, Sudeikis has to deal with Farrell's paranoid coke head,and Day is sexually assaulted by Aniston. Each of the people playingthe bosses really hits the nail on the head, though Farrell just isn'tin it enough. The film never took itself as dark as I wanted, but thiscomes from a guy that loves Very Bad Things. I was also unsure ifAniston's role was really necessary. Not that she was bad, but thewriters seemed to have a hard time including her, and even herconclusion seemed tacked on as an afterthought. Overall though I wasfar from disappointed, as this gave me the most consistent amount oflaughs I've had in quite some time.

Cade McCarley 2012-05-20 05:46:49

Great Great and a little more Great (Sorry about Spelling)

Horrible bosses is black comedy movie about three guys who hate theirbosses, so they come up with a plan to kill their bosses. I won't gointo more detail, but I can tell you this movie is superb. THescreenplay and directing are fantastic, but what makes this movieawesome is the acting.Jason Bateman: Jason Bateman is the serious one of the group but isalso has few jokes up his sleeve.Jason Sudiekies: Jason S. is the sex crazed jokester of the group.Charlie Day: Charlie Day is definitely the standout of the movie.Charlie Day is really what makes this movie great. Nothing is funnierthan a person acting funny but not meaning to be funny.The bosses are also amazing with Aniston being the standout.This movie is definitely the movie of the summer in my opinion.

mcgriff1290 2012-05-19 22:30:54

If you enjoy a good movie with a lot of comedy this movie is for you

There have been a lot of R rated comedies coming out this year and areout shining the major title films such as Hangover 2. It seems thatstudios are making gamble trying to increase the number of slap stickcomedies and reduced the number of actors that are always featured inthem. Such as Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Will Ferral and other knownactors that are featured more times than once in these types of films.Horrible Bosses grabbed my attention in the first few minutes of theopening sequence and from then on I was hooked. What Horrible Bosseshas done is take what people are familiar with and have experience itmost of their lives and shot it through a comedy out look and it's funand relate able to watch. It's Office Space meets The Hangover type ofcomedy. This movie has a good story, but in this type of film it's notstory the audience is looking for, it's comedy and this movie bringsit. When first viewing the assembled cast members I was kind ofhesitant to come watch this movie, but after seeing it I'm glad I tookthe risk. It was weird for the studio to bring such a diverse casttogether and make a comedy with these sort of people. We have seen someof the cast in various comedy films such as Jamie Foxx, Jason Bateman,Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis, but not the other cast members. Themain three characters were funny to watch and mixed pretty welltogether on screen. They were a funny trio that were joined with a fewmore actors that I have not seen do comedy like this movie offers.That's how the studio took a major gamble and it was a well calculatedone. The main three actors were hialious as alway, but what made thisfilm work were the addition of comedy new comers Jennifer Aniston,Kevin Spacey and Colin Farrell. Jennifer Aniston was not only funny inthis film, but she made a pretty sexy boss. She is a great tease withthe other characters which in the way she portrays her sexiness isfunny to watch. She really plays well with her sexual side and bringsit full force into this movie. She has been on a roll lately staring totwo of her best acting roles( Horrible Bosses and Just Go With It). Shewas nice to watch on film and brings the estrogen to the set were thereis a lot of male superiors around. Kevin Spacey was great as always,but his comedy was something that I didn't aspect him to be good at. Iknow he is great with his one liners, but he brought a whole bag ofthem and threw them out at the audience during the course of the film.He was one of the funniest people to watch and played his role the bestanyone could picture him doing. I have seen Aniston and Spacey do acouple of funny roles, but nothing like this. They brought their comedyto a whole other level. Colin Farrell is not as funny as the other twoor has enough screen time, but in my opinion reminds the viewer ofLance Grossman played by Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder because you neverreally notice who he is the first couple of times you see him, butafter awhile it dawns on you who he is. That shows how good Colin doeswith this role. He was funny on screen when you did see him and addedsomething extra to the movie.The movies set-up is flawless as thecharacters are nicely introduced as we get to see why each of them hatetheir super jerk bosses.What makes this a good film and a lot betterthan the rest out there is that it's a solid comedy, and it staysconsistently funny throughout its running time. You will find yourselfcontinuing to laugh at certain scenes even when the movie over. It doesnot rely on retard humor to make us laugh, the cast were just naturallyfunny and appealing. This movie will not win awards or anything, butwill win a lot of laughs and I have to say this is one of the bestcomedies out in theaters this year.

brando647 2012-05-18 22:42:15

One of the Few Good 2011 Comedies

Seth Gordon's HORRIBLE BOSSES is a breath of fresh air in a summerthat's had a high dose of comedies that failed to get much of areaction from me. With the exception of BRIDESMAIDS, there reallyhasn't been much to laugh at in 2011 and I was ecstatic that Gordon'sfilm was a lot funny than the trailers led me to believe. The conceptisn't original (and it even plays on that with a mention of THROW MOMMAFROM THE TRAIN from the main characters) but that's to be expectedanymore. It's the cast that makes this film so fun. The story centerson three friends: Nick, Dale, and Kurt. Dale slaves endlessly in hisoffice job with hopes of eventually climbing the corporate ladder,unless his megalomaniac boss has anything to say about it. Dale isrecently engaged and works as a dental assistant where sexuallyharassed on a daily basis by the gorgeous dentist he works under. AndKurt has recently come under hard times when his beloved boss has diedand left his cokehead son behind to run the company into the ground.When enough is enough, the three hatch a scheme to murder each other'sbosses with the aid of "murder consultant", Motherf***a Jones and itgoes about as well as you would expect.The humor in the film is essentially a lot of fast-talk from the maintrio (Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudeikis) as they chatterover each other in hopes of getting out the better improv'd one-liners.You'll notice most scenes in the movie that feature two or more of themhave them stumbling over each other's lines in a constant state ofconfusion. Still, the humor works. These guys are frightened, confused,and completely in over their heads in a complex murder scheme with onlythe most basic of advice from MF Jones (Jamie Foxx in a hilarioussupporting role) to guide them through. Jason Bateman is always a safebet for a good dose of funny, and Jason Sudeikis comes from the SNLfamily of comedy, which could go either way. Sudeikis is on the currentSNL lineup and I haven't seen enough later episodes of the show toreally form an opinion of him, but he's good here with his overactivelibido and utter contempt for his coked-out tool of a boss. The wildcard in the film for me was Charlie Day, as I'd never seen much "It'sAlways Sunny in Philadelphia" before this movie came out. Day wasprobably the funniest part of the movie in my opinion with his manicenergy and total naivety. A "registered sex offender" for the weirdestof reasons, he has to suffer through his boss's advances knowing hewon't find work anywhere else.Speaking of the bosses, I don't know a single man who would loathe ajob where Jennifer Aniston routinely tried to get in his pants. Anistoncompletely throws away the sweetheart image she's created from herprevious work to be an over-sexed dentist determined on getting herselfa piece of Dale. At first it's weird hearing raunchy comedy coming fromAniston, but it works. Kevin Spacey is Nick's boss, David Harken, andlet's face it...Spacey's great in any role, especially one where he'son a power trip. It's no surprise that the film works him into theposition as the primary antagonist. Finally, there's Colin Farrell asKurt's boss, Bobby Pellitt. Farrell is over-the-top hilarious in a waythat I never would've expected to come from him. I never saw him as acomedy type but he knocks you out here with his crappy comb-over andhis shoddy karate kicks. He gets the best lines in the film for whatlittle we get him. It's unfortunate but Farrell gets the leastscreen-time of all the bosses.HORRIBLE BOSSES isn't going to find itself on many top 10 lists butit's great for some laughs. It's the most entertaining comedy to comeout all year and one of the few times I've found myself laughing in thetheater. The cast are superb and the antics are fast-paced. I doubtit's going to find any cult status and it may even be forgotten by thistime next year but I think it's worth a viewing for those who've foundour selection of good 2011 comedies to be slim pickings.

mailtomissibaby 2012-05-18 08:06:31

jokes are found within the concept

Despite what the trailers may lead you to believe, most of the timewithin the film really isn't spent establishing the murders. Instead,the jokes are found within the concept, giving the three actors plentyof time to entertain you. You're not watching three men plot to murdertheir bosses; you're watching three men ponder the plot of how tomurder their bosses. There's a fine distinction here, and the scriptdoes a great job of establishing the difference.Seth Gordon does a fantastic job directing here, adding a layer ofintensity to the dark subject matter. The script is nearly perfect,offering the right amount of dark and crude humor with a great amountof solid, unforgettable laughs.Outside of those two concepts, Horrible Bosses really shines in twogreat ways. The three stars of the film, Bateman, Day, and Sudeikis,have fantastic chemistry here. The three play off of one another insuch a manner that you can't help but laugh. Each is bringing adrastically different character to life (though arguably Bateman isstill playing the same man he plays in every movie), and theirinteractions are key to the audience enjoying the film. The group trulyworks well together, much like a great ensemble should, and we onlyhope a sequel is quickly green-lit.The other amazing component of the film is the supporting cast, whichcouldn't be more perfect. Spacey is clearly enjoying his dark,disturbing role as an office jerk, spending much of the film steam-rolling anyone who gets in his way. Every so often you can even catch aslight hint in Spacey's eyes that he's enjoying himself. Maybe a littletoo much.Colin Farrell completely disappears into the role of Bobby. Hisdespicable manners and attitude toward other human beings is absolutelyhilarious. He's nearly unrecognizable in the part, and it's fantasticto see a role where Farrell is out of his comfort zone.

ms-sharonfrancis 2012-05-17 20:24:32

Its good trashy funny.

Horrible Bosses is a crude, sexual, racial comedy that shocks you withits amoral characters without regard for morality, consciousness, orcommon sense.And we all love it. -Review Score: 8/10In case the previews weren't clear enough, this movie is about threefriends who hate their bosses to the point they want to kill them. Whatlacks in the preview is how each person is "trapped" in their jobs(more on that quotation later) and some background on how they got intotheir various situations is touch and go, but that's a good thingbecause this is a comedy and not a serious movie.All the actors are good in their roles, Kevin Spacey is easily the starof the show as the only seemingly serious person in the entire plot.Charlie Day is probably going to be everyone's favorite as heessentially plays his character from Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia,except with a soul.The big issues (if your a real stickler like me) are the plot, andperhaps if I had gone to see this movie in a different mood, I wouldn'trate it so well. The sticklers are the plot. Just about every characterthreatens to leave their job at some point in the first part of thefilm, but something stops them. Not a single point that stops them isanything that would really stop someone in real life, so in essence itsort of dumbs down the characters, which gets really irritating as areminder later on when Jason Bateman's character is attempting to bethe moral center of the group. Also Jason Sudeikis' character's boss isso thrown together for the sake of having another bad guy that he isliterally in the movie for a total of 5 or so minutes, the moviefocusing a lot more on Jennifer Anniston and (even she takes a backseat) to Kevin Spacey's character.So a better title might have been Horrible Boss (Sexual Harassment, andThrown Together reason to get a third comedian in here), rather thanHorrible Bosses...BUT This movie is funny, and not just normal trashy funny its goodtrashy funny. Charlie Day is already associated with Its Always SunnyIn Philadelphia which is GREAT Trashy Comedy, and this movie follows inthe same footsteps with the annoying mild moral reasoning thrown in(though mostly as a joke). Also Ron White cameos about halfway throughand literally does nothing, its like they just got him in there tosurprise us with the fact that he's there, but he doesn't even make afunny, or at least not a memorable one.

2012-05-17 10:55:32

Not worth the time

It has a few moments. As the New Yorker said (roughly), it's sounds good when described, but it does not work well, a lot of funny ideas wasted. Kevin Spacey steals every scene he is in, but he's just being the same mean guy he often is. I've now come to realize why Jason Bateman did not make it after Teen Wolf 2: he only has one character in him and he does it in every movie. Poor guy has not made a great movie yet. He works as the central character in Arrested Development because of the enormous talent surrounding him and the great writing. The guy from IASIP is just annoying. Anniston's character does not exist in real life, she is purely wish fulfillment. The three central men are portrayed as smart guys and then we are supposed to believe that all three of them will mess up their caper at every chance. They do nothing right, very predictably. Colin Farrell is fun, but only because it's him, like Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder. Steve Buscemi would have been better in both roles, but we would have just believed him and not thought it funny to have a Hollywood heart-throb play a douchebag. Is it funny to see a "stud" play a prick with a comb-over? Maybe for the first five seconds. The best moments are played by Jamie Foxx, as well as the way too short appearance by the guy from the Fantastic Four. Overall, the plot is obvious, the comedy is clunky, we don't get to know any of the characters at all (well, maybe Kevin Spacey's the most).

feritciva 2012-05-16 17:29:29

Stay Away At All Costs!

This is simply the worst comedy... no the worst movie I've ever seen inyears and it is really annoying to see such a cast spent in such amindless & ugly thing. For God's sake there's Kevin Spacey, DonaldSutherland, Colin Ferrel, Jennifer Aniston in your cast. You've got agood idea on how bosses make one's life miserable. And this is theresult? Unbelievable! It's like having perfect ingredients and kitchenequipments in your hand and cooking some stinky junk in the end.The characters really suck (in fact it seems even the actors themselvesare thinking "what? am I supposed to say/act that stupid?" in somescenes and their performances are really awful because of it). Nothingfunny in any moment of this horrible movie. Watch Top Secret orAirplane if you look for great absurd comedy, watch ArrestedDevelopment if you look for good comedy, watch Peter Sellers' The Partyto really laugh out loud and watch Big Lebowski if you look for alegend black-comedy. But stay away from this in all costs! And finallyspeaking of Arrested Development, dear Jason Bateman you were great inAD. Please choose the scripts more carefully in the future!

flakfan 2012-05-16 04:05:47

The title should be Horrible Movie

This movie is terrible, not funny, forced dialog, just bad all the wayaround. Only the presence of Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland andJennifer Anniston merit any praise for being in it. The threeprotagonists are annoying, especially the one who Jennifer Anniston hassuch lust for (LIKE I'M GONNA BELIEVE THAT? NOT). They are poorly casttogether. It was the first movie I have walked out on in many years. I just couldnot tolerate the constant irritating little wussy smurf P. J. Byrne. Heis just exasperating to watch and hear him speak.This is the first time I have ever written about a movie on thiswebsite, but when I walked out and got into my vehicle I decided totell others not to waste the money and time to go and see this terriblemovie.

galileo3 2012-05-16 18:17:01

Horrible Bosses suffers from an inconsistent and relatively superficial screenplay, but packs just about enough laughs for a recommendation

Horrible Bosses (2010)Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day are three friends who allhave bosses they would like to see expired. Eventually they try tomurder them. Bateman is haunted by psycho-boss Kevin Spacey, who is as usualfantastic in his delivery of a high dosage of sarcasm...Sudeikis isleft with a selfish, coarse coke-head (Colin Farrell, in a caricature),who is interested in short-term profits...Day is teased and sexuallyharassed by his sexually maniacal orthodontist boss, Jennifer Aniston,who is effectively gross-out in her delivery of some excessively vividdialogue...In its general outline, the film tries to follow the recentlysuccessful formula of 'The Hangover' (2009), the three-buddy R-Ratedcomedy...While not as refreshingly hilarious as the first Hangover, itis definitely cruder and meaner...in fact the film hits a raw nerve byhighlighting (in a comical and never pragmatic manner) the power of theemployer over the employee in such recessive economic times...The film has an interesting premise, and enough star-power to entertain(including an amusing cameo from Jamie Foxx), but the screenplay neverworks hard enough to pay off in a greatly satisfying manner.Nonetheless, 'Horrible Bosses' is a satisfactory comedy, amidst a pileof cinematic trash of the 2011 summer season...6/10

Geeky Randy 2012-05-16 05:13:26

Bateman/Spacey conflict easily better than the other stories.

Rundown employees Bateman, Day and Sudeikis conspire to murder eachother's bosses (à la THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN, à la à la STRANGERS ONA TRAIN) played terrifically by a supporting A-cast ensemble of Spacey,Aniston and Farrell, respectively. Everyone's story seems so secondarywhile in the mix with the Bateman/Spacey conflict. There is plenty ofroom for upstaging in this one, and the strongest actors on each sideof the side seem to inadvertently take full advantage. Still, manylaughs throughout and delivers everything someone out for giggles willwant.*** (out of four)

FanPerspective 2012-05-14 22:13:46

Horrible Bosses isn't horrible, but it isn't terrific...

While Horrible Bosses isn't horrible, it isn't terrific either. Thinkof it is as a revved up, R-rated, male version of 9 to 5. I wanted tolike it more than I did. There's no doubt that you will laugh as thewriting was great, raunchy but also sharp and witty, but I just didn'tcome out of it completely satisfied.The film is pretty fast-paced as it follows three friends, each of whomis conspiring to kill their bosses because they feel that they arekeeping them from being truly happy. You have things taking a dark turnwith Nick (Jason Bateman) whose boss (Kevin Spacey) blackmails him intoworking harder than anyone at the company. Then, there's Dale (CharlieDay) who works for a very sexually aggressive dentist (JenniferAniston) that is always trying to get in his pants, despite the factthat he is engaged. And finally we have Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) whoactually likes his job until his boss (Donald Sutherland) passes awayand the company is taken over by his coke-head son (Colin Farrell). Onenight, in a drunken rant, the three decide to hire a murder consultant(Jamie Foxx) to help them knock off each of their bosses.In my opinion, Jennifer Aniston was the best part of the entire film,by far. Never before has she played such a role and it was absolutelyhilarious! Jason Bateman had his moments, but mostly stayed grounded inhis typical, passive-aggressive role. Charlie Day, too, had hismoments, although at times I felt he was trying a little too hard toget the laugh. The only cast member I really had any problem with,though, was Colin Farrell. He, fortunately, did not have much screentime, but his character, along with the performance, just didn't gowell with the flow of the comedy.Overall, the film is good for a laugh, just not one I'll be seeingagain. The idea wasn't too original and I felt that the film itselfjust didn't live up to its full potential, but I say "bravo" to MichaelMarkowitz, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein for a good script.

jmcfrancis 2012-05-14 02:34:05

Good fun

As a whole it is hard to pinpoint why Horrible Bosses is funny, but oneyou get into the individual set pieces, it is a lot of fun. Similar tosuch classics as Forgetting Sarah Marshall (though not as raunchy), ithas its moments - and lots of them.A special mention has to go to the three bosses, played by JenniferAniston, Kevin Spacey and Colin Farrell. They obviously loved playingthese terrible characters. the three leads are also loving it, movingfrom plan to panic with startling brilliance. And Jamie Foxx needs anod for his colourful thug.Every year produces a handful of really smart, fun and down-to-Earthcomedies that revel in their overstatedness. This is one for 2011.