Horrible Bosses (2011) [Blu-ray]
Comedy | Crime

For Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day), the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few too many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers...permanently. There's only one problem: even the best-laid plans are only as foolproof as the brains behind them.

User Comment: andyudis from United States, 26 June 2011 • Lots of twists and turns in this surprising comedy. At first you'll think you know what's going to happen -- but wait, and watch the movie to the very end, including the credits. Several in this extraordinary cast (perhaps especially Jennifer Aniston) step outside their "comfort zone" and display aspects of their personalities and acting skills that may surprise you. I find it difficult to impossible to say which actor is "best" only because so many of them are extremely good.

The "R" rating for this movie is for real, and is about the language in particular (when you have a character whose very name can't be mentioned in the trailers and reviews you know you're in that territory). Many qualities of this movie (including the screenplay, the directing and editing, and the superb original score) had to come together for it to be as good as it is -- and they do.

Summary: First Rate Comedy.

User Comment: *** This review may contain spoilers *** taupo19 from London, 12 July 2011 • Got to see this as a free preview - had no expectations - for some reason thought it might be good. From the get go it was terrible. The characters were empty stereotypes - the plot ridiculous - the humour vacuous - for god sake, can they really not produce some better? All the stereotypes were out in force. There was the executives - all white. Their beautiful wives/babes/babe-courier, all white - the token black in the roughest bar in town - all black. The car auto pilot (taxi driver) Asian.

The only humour was slapstick and bad slapstick - sticking someone's toothbrush up your arse to reek revenge typical. The 'shock' elements were women saying dirty words out loud - wow. Ground breaking.

Don't waste your money, tooth enamel on this movie - go outside dig a hole, and then fill it in. A far better use of your time.

Summary: Terrible movie - thank God I didn't pay to see it.

[CSW] -2- I'm not that big a fan of slapstick comedies but some dark comedies really strike my fancy. So I was hoping that this would be a dark comedy with an interesting plot. No such luck. While I don't completely agree with the second user comment I do agree with most of it. Not that it was such a terrible movie but that it was filled with dumb humor, dumb stereotypes, and bad slapstick. If this is the type of humor you enjoy this is the movie for you. It just wasn't my cup-of-tea.
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