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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Horrible Bosses


Released: 2011
Comedy
Director: Seth Gordon
Starring: Jason Bateman, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell
Running Time: 98 minutes
Rated: R

The breakdown: Three friends realize to be happy at work they must kill each other's bosses without getting caught.

This kinda' looked like a funny idea when I saw the previews, but it just doesn't come out funny.
These three guys all have miserable bosses in one form or another, either they are being sexually harrassed everyday and uncomfortable at work, or else the boss is a mean spirited rotten human being devoid of sympathy, or a ridiculous idiot who hates just about everyone.

They divise a plan with the help of a thug (played by Jamie Foxx) to kill each other's bosses so that they don't get caught and it all falls apart.

I won't bother with the rest of the plot, but I can easily say skip it.
It relies too much on stuff like bathroom humor and other immature comedy to be funny, and it just isn't.
1 out of 5 for being silly most of the time and not funny.  The one stub I did give it is for another flawless performance from Kevin Spacey (who I knew could play a great asshole boss from Swimming with Sharks) and for Jennifer Aniston looking great as a brunette!  She should keep that look, I've never thought she was attractive, but she was in this movie.

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