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Over the top? Ridiculous? Yes, indeed. But Horrible Bosses is actually a truly hilarious movie that wings along on the strength of its leading actors and their amazing chemistry--and on its great high-concept premise. Three friends, Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis), and Dale (Charlie Day), commiserate about their three respective Horrible Bosses. And yes, each is the worst kind of HR nightmare. Nick's boss is Dave (Kevin Spacey, terrific), a control-freak megalomaniac. Kurt's is Bobby (an almost unrecognizable Colin Farrell), a skeevy cokehead. And Dale's is Julia (Jennifer Aniston, having so much fun it's contagious), a sexual harasser who never misses an opportunity to prey (or swear). Suddenly, there's a Hitchcockian twist: What if each of the miserable workers could make one of the others' worst nightmares go away? But Horrible Bosses is no Strangers on a Train. Instead, it's a rollicking romp of bad-intentions-gone-even-worse, with the chemistry of all of the actors keeping things moving along crisply. The supporting cast is also great, including Donald Sutherland and Jamie Foxx, a tough hood whom the trio has the very bad sense to get "hit tips" from. Spacey hasn't been in his element like this in years, and it's great to see him back in top form. Farrell should be appreciated as a comic genius after this performance (splendidly directed, it should be pointed out, by veteran TV sitcom director Seth Gordon). And Horrible Bosses gives Aniston a meaty role she was born to play--assertive, moral-less, vengeful, petty. And all of it hilarious. For anyone who's ever had a bad boss, and even fleetingly played with the dark notion that's played here for laughs, Horrible Bosses is the best kind of revenge--served with laughs. --A.T. Hurley
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Jennifer Aniston. Wow,
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This review is from: Horrible Bosses (DVD)
If you're like most people at some point you have probably worked for a horrible boss, and so you can derive a vicarious thrill from this movie.If you have seen Hitchcock's classic Strangers on a Train, or Throw Momma from the Train starring Danny De Vito the premise will be familiar. Subtract a train, substitute 3 authority figures for a parental figure, add a healthy dose of Murphy's law, and a hitman consultant, MF Jones, played by Jamie Foxx, and a few absurd twists, and you have Horrible Bosses. Three horrible bosses. Three disgruntled employess. You kill my boss. I kill yours. No one will suspect any of us. Makes perfect sense. Nothing could possibly go wrong. Right? Right.. Horrible Bosses has a wealth of talent, including two Academy Award winners. It's amusing, gripping, absurd, and has some surprising twists and turns. It has some outstanding scenes, particularly Jennifer Aniston's hot portrayal of the oversexed over the top maneating dentist, who does unthinkable things with her sleeping patients, and tries the patience of her unfortunate just got engaged assistant. Not just a sexual overtone. More like a sexual symphony. Last year she was in a clever movie The Switch (2010), also starring Jason Bateman, and a scene stealing kid, and it's apparent that comedy more than drama is her strength and passion, and improvisation her forte as she showed in the recent Just Go With It, which I totally loved. For her the clock appears to run backwards rather than forwards, and her talent and presence continues to grow. Combed over Colin Farrell is almost unrecognisable as the idiotic heir to a chemical company with chemical dependency issues, while Kevin Spacey reprises the familiar psychotic role. If you like this movie, check out director Seth Gordon's The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, given two thumbs up by Ebert and Roeper. Think of it as the Spinal Tap meets Donkey Kong. Truly outstanding. If you're like me, it doesn't matter if you watch it in the theater or on dvd, I think you will love it. And, if you do have a horrible boss, send him or her a copy of this movie. They might get the hint. They might not. Recently, I saw Jennifer Aniston in Just go with it. I consider it one of her best performances, and I highly recommend it. I hope you found this review helpful.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Started well then it got real dumb,
By Mark "viguy" (Victoria, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Horrible Bosses: Totally Inappropriate Edition (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray)
This is a movie that started very well. The humour was strong off the top and gave one the feeling this was going to be good. But soon as the guys decide to kill their horrible bosses the film ran out of gas very quick. Jennifer anniston definitely stole the show but unfortunately they forgot to write anything funny or interesting after the aforementioned point.This film was one of the dumbest I have scene in awhile and too bad. Anniston's performance was great, the film started well but really went in the tank. Yuk!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better than The Devil Wears Prada,
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This review is from: Horrible Bosses: Totally Inappropriate Edition (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray)
This movie made me laugh real hard because they are terrific. Even Jennifer Aniston's character is what I never get enough of that movie just as if I never get enough of Cameron Diaz's Bad Teacher.
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