Horrible Bosses Review

Disclaimer: Contains spoilers!

Plot Summary: Three friends simultaneously reach a breaking point with their jobs and plot to kill each other's bosses.

Review: At first I really imagined this being pretty stupid, but surprisingly a lot of the jokes and setups are funny. The three "horrible bosses" are especially annoying and thrive on making the lives of our main guys, Nick, Dale, and Kurt's a living hell. I did like the direction of how the bosses were: one on a power trip, one that keeps sexually harrassing, and the selfish son of the company's owner. The build up, and the way in which the main guys want to kill the bosses, is outlandish but in a comedic way. For the most part, the film is able to get you laughing and effectively entertain you with the ensuing antics. The ending is satisfying with everything conveniently working out for our heroes.There are parts, like in most comedies, where the jokes start to fall flat or get stupid. There was some wasted potential as well with certain characters like "Mother Fucker" Jones. Although I enjoyed the film, there are certain aspects I just wish were done better or they made better use of the gag and setup; for example, the best character is probably Julia (played by the increasingly sexy Jennifer Aniston) and her whole sexual harrassement plotline resolves too weakly. The last thing is the odd, semi-change to the tone of film once Nick's boss, Harken, murders Kurt's boss. Other than these issues I had, this is a solid R-rated comedy with an intersting plotline. If you're a fan of the actors involved or the ridiculous premise sounds promising to you, then you should probably check this one out. Even if you aren't a big comedy fan, which I'm not, this one may surprise you.

Notable Moment: When the guys are being chased by Harken and Dale must have phone sex with Julia.

Final Rating: 7/10