Not Horrible.

Rating: 9/10 (29 July 2015)

Horrible Bosses (2011): Dir: Seth Gordon / Cast: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey: Corporate comedy that deals with fantasies that was the subject in another comedy masterpiece Nine to Five. Three males are tired of abuse taking from their bosses, and plot to have them murdered. Jason Bateman is constantly abused by his tyrant boss, played by Kevin Spacey, who offers him a drink early in the day then accuses him of having a drinking problem. After being passed up a promotion, he decides he has had enough. Charlie Day plays a dental assistant who is sexually harassed by his boss, played by Jennifer Aniston. He is engaged yet she threatens to blackmail him into sex through photos she had conjured up. Jason Sudeikis loved his boss until he had a heart attack leaving him under ruling of his boss's cocaine addicted son who is a creep in every way. In some ways this film comes off in poor tastes in its hateful relationships, yet viewers will find much to relate. Director Seth Gordon previously made the horrible Four Christmases. Here he directs a film that is horrible in title only. What works is that the screenplay builds on the agony of the three individuals, gradually forces them into a position where they decide to hired a hit-man. This in itself backfires hilariously leaving them to find ways to deal with their situation, which only gets worse and funnier. Even the plot solution is clever in that revenge is somewhat avoided. While there is great bosses out there, this great comic achievement concentrates on the complains, the hours and the nightmares. Score: 9 / 10