Horrible Bosses Review

There a plenty of people in the world that hate their jobs, and there are alot of people who hate their bosses as well. Horrible Bosses is the story of three friends: Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day), and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis). All three of them are hard working young men who simply are having their lives ruined due to their horrible bosses (played by Spacey, Farrell, and Aniston respectivly). After one night of heavy drinking they throw around the idea of murdering their bosses, the source of all their problems. Eventually the idea settles in and the friends set out to kill each others bosses. When it comes to plot thats really it, but for a movie like this a simple plot can be moved a long way with a smart script, and thats arguably Horrible Bosses strongest point.

In a comedy a strong script makes or breaks the movie; especially in todays world where R-rated comedies are dime a dozen. Horrible Bosses' script is smart, funny, at times disturbing, but all in all its just lively. The actors completly own their roles (well except Jennifer Aniston, but more on her later) especially Day and Jamie Foxx. For Day especially this could be his big break from television onto the big screen. Every character seems to be written for the exact actor/actress who plays them. The main three characters each give off a unique charm to themselves, but it is when they are together that we can really gain a sense of them. These are just three fun guys who love life, but are being tortured by their bosses. Yet at the same time, each character is flawed (Day is a sex offender, Sudeikis is a sex addict, Farrell is a drug addict etc.) which makes them all the more relatable.

And then there is Jennifer Anistons character. While at first she may seem to be getting the most laughs from anyone in the movie, her character remaines the same throughout the movie. While all the other characters evolve throughout the film, Anistons character remains the same; and the same is one of the filthiest, sex driven characters I have seen in a film. Everything she says is charged with sexual content to the point were it almost does not make sense. At first she is hilarious and she plays the role of a slutty Dentist well enough, but after about 30 minutes you will realize that the other characters are much more interesting and will grow tired of her. It eventually grows tiresome when so many other characters jokes are based around her being a slut. We get it Jennifer Aniston is a slut, we do not need to constantly be reminded. In fact if Horrible Bosses has one flaw it is that it misjudges it audience. It constantly reaffirms jokes and plot points; which while helpful become just boring especially late in the movie.

Horrible Bosses is a great comedy. As R-rated comedies go it is not as crude as the Hangover, but at the same time it is not as smart as anything Kevin Smith has made. It finds that great middle ground that no matter what kind of humor your interested in you will find something to laugh at in this movie. Its a unique flavor of comedy that I would recommend anyone looking for a few good laughs; because heaven knows what kind of R-rated comedies are out at this time.