HORRIBLE BOSSES DVD (2011)
SYNOPSIS: 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 (Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston) 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 (Jamie Foxx), 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.
MOVIE REVIEW:
In a twisted sort of way, employees will probably imagine killing their own bosses on a really bad day. “Horrible Bosses” took this notion and spin it into a dark raunchy comedy starring every familiar face in Hollywood.
The script for “Horrible Bosses” isn’t exactly comedy gold and this is a movie that is uplift by the performance of the cast members than anything. The first act introducing the various players generates enough laughs to keep you glued starting with the hardworking Nick (Jason Bateman) who got sidetracked by his own boss Dave (Kevin Spacey). This is followed by Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) who has to bear with his cokehead, newly self-appointed boss’ son, Bobby (Colin Farrell) and lastly, Dale (Charlie Day) who has to endure his sexually harassing boss, Dr Julia (Jennifer Aniston).
These three goofballs unable to bear the torture of their bosses decide to hire a hitman by the name of Motherf***** Jones (Jamie Foxx) to do the job and expectedly things go horribly wrong.
Despite the promising start, “Horrible Bosses” starts to sag right after the threesome decides to kill each other’s bosses. There’s a limit to watching them rushing from one point to another mouthing vulgarities and fumbling around fortunately, there’s always Kevin Spacey who always turned up at the right time to spice things up. Spacey no stranger to being a villain onscreen is a scene-stealer and obviously he is having a great time torturing the dudes. Colin Farrell is amazing as Dale, the messed-up son of Kurt’s deceased boss played by Donald Sutherland. With a fake comb-over and potbelly, this homophobic, self-indulgent character definitely deserved a much bigger slice of screentime. As a male version of a sex maniac, Jennifer Aniston proves she can be a gung-ho actress without sticking to her usual repertoire of romantic comedies.
The two Jasons namely Bateman and Sudeikis garnered no surprises as both of them have been playing the same kind of roles for a while. Bateman always the right man in the wrong place and Sudeikis always the sex-crazed, potty-mouthed individual as seen in the earlier “Hall Pass”. Of the trio, only the helium-voiced, petite Charlie Day stands out as the victim of sexual harassment.
While this is definitely a better effort for director Seth Gordon (his last being “Four Christmases”), “Horrible Bosses” remains an uneven piece of comedy work. Some of the setups and gags do work tremendously and cameos by Jamie Foxx and even Mr Fantastic himself, Ioan Gruffudd weave themselves magically into the plot.
Overall not that horrible just mainly watch this for all the colourful performances alone.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
There are 10 minutes of Deleted Scenes with an alternate opening thrown in. Pretty funny actually.
AUDIO/VISUAL:
The Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack isn’t a terribly exciting one though dialogue is clear while the remaining sound effect doesn’t really stand out. Colours are strikingly lovely and image details impressive for the visual aspect of it.
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Review by Linus Tee
