Three friends (Bateman, Day, Sudeikis) conspire to murder their awful bosses (Spacey, Aniston, Farrell) when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.
Horrible Bosses is a comedy strictly for adults. Its humour is often vulgar and sexualised, particularly when it comes to Jennifer Aniston's sex-crazed dentist boss, and that might turn some people off. But for those who like that sort of comedy it provides a great 90+ minutes of fun with distinctive characters, a relatable trio of leads and a trio of (as the title suggests) horrible bosses.
The plot is that Nick, Dale and Kurt are sick of their respective bosses (played by Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston and Colin Farrell) and decide one day that killing them is the best choice of action (quitting is not an option). To avoid suspicion they each decide to kill each other's bosses but obviously everything doesn't go smoothly.
It's not exactly the most original plot in the world, stretching all the way back to Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 film Strangers on a Train, but the film is smart enough to know that. In fact, a very funny joke is made about the similarity to Hitchcock's classic film when Charlie Day's Dale (the wackiest of the trio) mistakes it for the Danny DeVito movie Throw Momma From the Train. It's these sort of in-jokes and knowing humour that allows Horrible Bosses to be more than your average adult comedy.
Having said that, the film doesn't do much you're not expecting and ultimately you don't really care whether or not they actually kill their bosses. But that's not really the point of the film and certainly not where it shines. The key moments are in the banter between the three leads, much of which is obviously improvised and thus pops off the screen and feels fresh and original as opposed to just flat jokes that feel entirely scripted (as a lot of modern comedies do).
Horrible Bosses isn't exactly going to go down in history as one of the all-time comedy classics, it's not even close to being the best comedy to come out in 2011 (something like Bridesmaids just does so much more to earn instant classic status). Having said that it's a fun film with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and a cast that works well together (it's particularly great to see Jennifer Aniston play such against type, foul-mouthed role). A solid watch that might be best with a group of friends.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Horrible Bosses is the blockbuster comedy of the year with a tasteful dark side. Directed by Seth Gordon (Four Christmases) and featuring a stellar cast including Kevin Spacey (American Beauty), Jennifer Aniston (Friends), Jamie Foxx (Collateral) and Colin Farrell (In Bruges). Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) are three best friends who have one particular thing in common; they all despise their bosses. Nick’s boss, Mr. Harken (Spacey) expects way too much from him, he virtually has no life outside of work as is constantly blackmailed into working overtime. Dale hates his boss, Dr. Harris (Aniston), due to the uncomfortable sexual advances she makes to him on a daily basis, despite the fact that she is about to walk down the aisle! Kurt however, enjoys his job and likes his boss...that is until his boss unexpectedly pops his clogs, leaving his drugged-up lunatic of a son (Farrell) in charge of the business. One night while attempting to drown their sorrows, the three come up with an alcohol induced plot to murder their bosses in hope to make their lives easier and stress free. But this turns out to be much more than a dim-witted drunken conversation when the three realise this is actually just what they need to get their lives back on track. Soon enough, they enlist the help of a shifty ex-con (Foxx) who agrees to be the trio’s murder consultant. But can they go through with it? And if so, will they pull it off?
Seth Gordon directs this (star-studded) comedy about three long-suffering friends who hatch a plan to kill off the nasty bosses who are making their lives hell. Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis star as the trio, who conspire to murder the bosses (played by Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Kevin Spacey) who are ruining their chances of success and happiness. However, their attempts to carry out their murderous plan do not go quite as they envisaged. Jamie Foxx and Donald Sutherland also appear.
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