It’s another BLOKES comedy for MEN with TESTICLES. Following such dubious hits as The Hangover, this film caters to men who like their jokes breast fueled and their films boob filled. As a bloke of some description I can see the merits in these movies, and even enjoy them, but I won’t rave about them like many other critics have. Horrible Bosses is an okay movie with a good cast giving okay performances. There are some good laughs, there’s an okay story, and some stuff happens along the way. Okay?
The story follows three friends – all 30 or 40 something – in dead end (decent) jobs who hate their bosses. They’re just like you! At some point a – ahem – Hitchcockian plan is hatched where they decide to kill their respective bosses. The rest of the film follows various japes in the same vein of all these types of films. It has the same loose vibe as all those other films, not as energetic or youthful as Judd Apetow’s films, and perhaps with not as talented ad-libbing comedians, but upping the world-weary frustration. Some good jokes, some laughs, some entertainment from watching Aniston be slutty, Farrell being weird, and Spacey being Spacey, but beyond that there isn’t much to recommend it. It’s fine.
I guess that’s it.. does anything else need to be said? There’s a sequel which I haven’t seen yet. Type words into the comments!
The Spac Hole 
I’d avoid the sequel…it’s like the writers gave up early. Jennifer Aniston was reduced into almost a caricature of her previous role. She’s now a recovering (sort of) sex addict who likes to “flip gays.” The writers continued to take every gag to the illogical extreme. This got old in the first film, Let’s hope they get their act together for Horrible Bosses 3, because that will be coming.
Hmm, sounds great…. I’m sure there are good comedy writers out there who know how to make good movies… somewhere!