Horrible Bosses (2011)

Powerful

Best movie of this year hands down!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

God I hate Charlie Day's voice!!!Omg I can't stand it

Who hasn't, a certain point in time, wanted to see a horrible boss dead? Or at least wished them the very worst, like dead? :)) Guilty. The script takes on the challenge, creating work situations with which many people can identify, and with feelings of frustration, despair and revenge that we have all had but never carry out, of course. We need the fantasy, and this movie is the fantasy.This is not a comedy that reinvents the genre, it is not a witty movie, or white humour, is every-day humour with all the stereotypes and nuances that we want in a movie when we want to LOL at ease.The movie succeeds because it has a classic funny script with formulas that work in comedy and, especially, because the cast fits like puzzle pieces and there is chorus working to make you laugh, instead of a hero comedian trying you to get his/her humour. I especially liked some of the bad bosses :)) Kevin Spacey as the psychopathic posh boss, and the biggest surprise to me was Jennifer Aston; I'm not a fan of her at all, but she she is great as the sassy horrible dominatrix dentist boss.I had a great time watching this film. Perhaps because I didn't expect anything, not even laughing, and found myself really doing so.

I'll watch Jason Bateman in anything, so I watched "Horrible Bosses" from 2011. Besides Bateman, the cast includes Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, and Donald Sutherland.Three best friends hate their jobs. At a brokerage firm, Nick (Bateman) works his fingers to the bone for his boss (Spacey) who dangles a big promotion over his head if he can stop coming in two minutes late. Then Nick doesn't get it. Jason Sudeikis is Kurt, who loved his job until his boss (Sutherland) dies suddenly, leaving his cokehead son Bobby (Pellit) in charge. Bobby tells Kurt the place is just one big ATM for him and he plans on milking it dry.Then he orders Kurt to fire a fat woman and a man in a wheelchair. Salt of the earth. And Charlie (Dale Arbus) is a dental assistant constantly being sexually harassed by his sexy boss Julia, played by a very hot brunette Jennifer Aniston. Charlie's engaged, and Julia holds the threat of telling his fiancé that Charlie is sleeping with her (which he isn't) if he doesn't come across.They decide the only thing they can do is kill their bosses. The three hire a hit man (Jamie Foxx), so they think, but after he takes $5000 he tells them he can only be a consultant because he can't go back to prison. He suggests that they do one another's murders so suspicion won't fall on them.It's easier than it sounds, and things go from bad to worse when a home invasion leads to coke being inhaled as it flies through the air, an allergy attack, a suspicious husband, a shooting they witness, and other things that get in their way.There are some hilarious scenes and some great dialogue in this film, and the acting is outstanding. Both Aniston and Farrell are not recognizable and in different roles than they usually play. They are both terrific. Bateman has his usual great delivery, and Spacey is excellent as one mean, horrible boss.There was also some vulgarity to appeal to the lowest common denominator, and that's why I don't like today's comedies. However, I did like this one for many reasons. The characters are well- developed and become involved in bizarre circumstances - usually of their own making. And don't miss the outtakes at the end.

"Horrible Bossses" is an American 105-minute comedy movie from 5 years ago and as the title already tells us it is about a trio of truly unbearable bosses. Well, actually, it is really more about the poor souls working under them and the bosses are really only the supporting players even if almost all the actions of their employees revolve around them. And the bosses are also played by the more famous actors, such as Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Aniston as you have never seen her before. The employees are played by Jason Bateman ("Arrested Development"), who is nice to watch as always, Jason Sudeikis, who I do not really care about, and Charlie Day ("Always Sunny"), who is at least as funny here as on his regular show. Other minor supporting players include Julie Bowen ("Modern Family"), Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Donald Sutherland.I thought this was quite a funny film and occasionally I was even tempted to give this one a 4/5 rating, but the moments of true comedic greatness weren't frequent enough as a whole. As a whole, it was a very well-crafted film. The introduction to the 3 scenarios was as good as the elaboration on them until we finally find out that the three employees are friends. The murder plot was pretty absurd, of course, but nonetheless an interesting idea to keep the film rolling. It never dragged for me. To me, it was especially fun to watch Kevin Spacey go full a**hole as a ruthless boss (even more than on "House of Cards" season 1) and human being, who becomes a cold-blooded murderer as well after he suspects his wife of cheating on him."Horrible Bosses" was a commercial success as well, so that they made a sequel a couple years later. I heard it is not as good as the original, but I will probably check that one out as well at some point. As for this first film here, it was definitely a positive surprise and I would count it under the best comedy films from 2011. Some very funny moments and good acting from pretty much everybody involved. Occasionally, it reminded me a bit of "The Hangover" in terms of the comedic contents and general style of the film. So if you enjoyed that Golden Globe winner, give "Horrible Bosses" a chance. You will not be disappointed.