Horrible Bosses

The Story: Horrible Bosses is about three men (Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis) who are all employed by bosses they hate. They decide that rather than quitting their jobs in uncertain economic times and giving out handjobs for $40 at the back of a bar like an unfortunate friend of theirs that they'll kill their bosses instead.

The plot itself isn't particularly believable (as in, I'd rather commit cold blooded murder than have sex with Jennifer Aniston) and the resolution of the movie makes almost no sense. However, the plot does do a good job of driving the humour which, after all, is the point of a comedy (Story: 1/3)

The Cast: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis all do a great job in the leading roles and the interaction and comedic situation is managed well. You definably feel like their relationships are genuine. The stars of the show however come in the form of their more experienced co-stars: Aniston, Farrell and Spacey all shine in their roles, although Spacey is the only one you really want to die. Jamie Foxx makes an appearance as a 'murder consultant' for the three would be killers in convincing fashion. (Cast: 2/3)


The Comedy: Horrible bosses is outrageously funny. You sometimes feel like the situations are a little too set up but overall there is comedy gold almost all the way through. The range of characters leads to a wide variety of funny situations and the cast certainly take full advantage. (Comedy: 3/3)

Everything else: Horrible bosses doesn't really offer anything beyond what you would expect, despite being a genuinely funny movie. The comedy is regular and original, but it's not executed in a particularly smart way. If you want to watch a fun film with a great cast then get yourself down to the cinema to see Horrible Bosses. However, no bonus points here. (Everything else: 0/1)

Horrible Bosses: 6/10