Horrible Bosses

Again we get another film about an under appreciated worker (or workers in this case) who take extreme measures to get respect in the work place.

I will admit that I've had some bad bosses in my time. But resorting to murder is not something that I would have contemplated. In some ways this is a film of its time. With the recent Global Financial Crisis, jobs in America are very scarce so some people would be willing to take drastic measure to keep their job because leaving is a much scarier option. Director Seth Gordon and his writers have created a very good story that does not go along the path that you might expect. There were a few nice twists that I really enjoyed. Despite things going well for the guys at a few stages their bumbling still seems to stuff things up for them. There is a fair bit of crude humour but it is not as over the top or excessive like in other films. Plus it is not done for the sake of it. It is made part of the story which makes all the more funnier. It is one of those films though that you should see with a big audience. While I did find it funny I did not laugh out loud as there were not many people in the audience. Not that I would have been ashamed to laugh out loud but just that it's one of those things that feels better with a larger group.

Jason Bateman is very busy at the moment. His dry humour is always welcome in these types of films. He is more the straight man and lets his two co-stars take the more wacky stuff. He is in some ways the sensible one in the group. Jason Sudeikis gives a good performance as the nice guy with a bit of dirty side. I've not seen Charlie Day before but he is suitable neurotically funny in this film. The bosses are performed perfectly. Kevin Spacey has done this evil genius thing before but we don't get to see much of him at the moment so you take any chance you can get to see him. Colin Farrell has been making some excellent choices lately and this is one of his best. He is brilliant as the craziest of the bosses and you hardly recognise him. The biggest revelation though is Jennifer Aniston. She has normally played it safe and taken roles that are variations on what she's done before. But here she is so nicely outrageous and dirty that I hope we get to see more of it. I was a bit disappointed with Jamie Foxx. I wish he was used a bit more. Except for his very funny name and the story behind it.

I don't think any of us have the guts to kill someone we don't like to keep a job, so we turn to films to help live out our fantasies. An excellent comedy that while working better in a crowd will still give you a few decent laughs.