Delightful watch, quite funny

Rating: 6/10 (3 February 2016)

"Horrible Bossses" is an American 105-minute comedy movie from 5 years ago and as the title already tells us it is about a trio of truly unbearable bosses. Well, actually it is really more about the poor souls working under them and the bosses are really only the supporting players even if almost all the actions of their employees revolve around them. And the bosses are also played by the more famous actors, namely Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Aniston as you have never seen her before. The employees are played by Jason Bateman ("Arrested Development"), who is nice to watch as always, Jason Sudeikis, who I do not really care about, and Charlie Day ("Always Sunny"), who is at least as funny here as on his regular show. Other minor supporting players include Julie Bowen ("Modern Family"), Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Donald Sutherland.
I thought this was quite a funny film and occasionally I was even tempted to give this one a 4/5 rating, but the moments of true comedic greatness weren't frequent enough as a whole. All in all, it was a very well-crafted film. The introduction to the 3 scenarios was as good as the elaboration on them until we finally find out that the three employees are friends. The murder plot was pretty absurd of course, but nonetheless an interesting idea to keep the film rolling. It never dragged for me. To me, it was especially fun to watch Kevin Spacey go full a**hole as a ruthless boss (even more than on "House of Cards" season 1) and human being, who becomes a cold-blooded murderer as well after he suspects his wife of cheating on him.
"Horrible Bosses" was a commercial success as well, so that they made a sequel a couple years later. I heard it is not as good as the original, but I will probably check that one out as well at some point. As for this first film here, it was definitely a positive surprise and I would count it under the best comedy films from 2011. Some very funny moments and good acting from pretty much everybody involved. Occasionally it reminded me a bit of "The Hangover" in terms of the comedic contents and general style of the film. So if you enjoyed that Golden Globe winner, give "Horrible Bosses" a chance. You will not be disappointed.