Horrible Bosses

I'm not gonna make you wait for an instant honest opinion. It is better than The Hangover Part II. There, I said it. It is smarter, sexier, and more uncomfortable. It is a better story, with a group of actors we might not be able to fathom working together. The final solution is a funny, raunchy, LOL film with a smart story. They did not try and "out gross" The hangover. It did what it should do. It is a stand alone film that should not be compared to anything. It is what it is, and that is all that you need to know... and this too of course, Jennifer Aniston finally gets a role that may shed her Rom-Com carrying persona for more  dark, seedy, sexual roles that can fulfill her talent in more than one way. Her 2 best roles to date are The Good Girl, and Derailed. Add Horrible bosses to that short list for her, and maybe now we can see her expand on her resume'. Of course, beside the many laughs that most of the other actors provide, she provides the sexy with her deviant, dominant, sexual being behind the Dentist tools. She is on the prowl for the man that is her Dental assistant. Dale (Charlie Day) is happily engaged, and is very much about monogamy and loyalty to his fiance'. Julia (Aniston) doesn't care and she wants him. She is a pervert, who talks really, really dirty throughout the film, and I for one found it refreshing. 

Then we have Nick (Bateman), who has had the same crap job with the same crap boss for 8 years. David Harkin (Spacey) is the ultimate prick. I say jump, you say how high. He is constantly making his employees grovel like it is their privilege to work for him. He adds the intensity among our 3 horrible bosses. He is crazy, and is constantly putting Nick in bad situations just to throw it back in his face at a later time. If David is crazy enough, he also thinks his wife is constantly cheating on him, and this makes him even crazier. Spacey perfected the "Bad Boss" in Swimming with Sharks, and this is basically the same character, but I am not complaining. A perfect cast.

Lastly there is Kurt (Sudeikis) who actually loves his job and his boss cameoed by Donald Sutherland. On the other hand, his son Bobby (An overweight Colin Ferrell with a great comb-over) is a coke head who hates the relationship Kurt has with his Father. When Bobby takes over the company, he uses all that past jealousy to make Kurt's life hell. Ferrell does a great job at re-inventing himself as a comedic actor, but he adds in the "lazy prick who now has power" factor to perfection.

With these 3 friends struggling to go to work every day, they devise a plan to kill their bosses. When they decide to sub out the tasks, the movie turns hilarious. Apparently finding a hit man is not so easy. They do get some advice from an always good Jamie Foxx who plays local thug "Mother F-er Jones". At this point they are in it to win it, and the story goes out of control in a great way. I was so surprised at how well done it was, and also "Always Sunny in Philadelphia's" Charlie Day was a breath of fresh air. Sudeikis is funnier than I thought he would be, and Bateman delivers with his Quiet cool pissed uncomfortable person he has perfected. I don't mind that Bateman seems to be the same person in everything he does, because he invented that persona and you can't tell me anyone you may think he is "acting" like. He is original and brilliant. The jokes are funny. I laughed a lot, and I liked it better than the other 2 huge summer comedies we have had this year. Bridesmaids and The Hangover II. I do wonder if Bateman's new movie "The Change Up" will be as good as this? One can only hope. Horrible Bosses is rating R for extremely heavy language. From the opening credits, it never slows up. If you can handle cursing and suggestive sexual innuendo, then don't miss out. I will say that the movie doesn't get as dark as I expected. It stays pretty light hearted, and sticks to what it set out to do.


NBM rates Horrible Bosses - Phenomenal