Compared to all other comedies done lately, this is a masterpiece!

Rating: 9/10 (2 January 2012)

"I'd like to bend her over a barrel and show her the fifty states." I was in New York for two weeks for the second time now. I had some goals for the trip, like buying some comics, eating a genuine NY hot dog, a pizza slice, walking thru the Park etc. One of the main goals was to see a movie in the theatres, cuz I wanted to compare the differences between Finnish and American moviegoers. On a hot day, we ended to go to the theatre near Bloomingdales. 'Horrible Bosses' was our pick and that was a choice I'll never regret.
Everyone of us has had our frustrations with our bosses. I can tell you now that I've hated everyone of 'em in some ways, some of 'em in all ways imaginable. But have I ever wanted them dead? No. These guys do. Nick (Bateman), Kurt (Sudeikis) and Dale (Day) have horrible bosses. The Anti-Christ, a coked up green belt and a sexy, horny dentist. Wait? Is the last one that horrible? It's obvious that these guys aren't the killa types, so they seek out for some help from a specialist called Muthafucker Jones (Foxx). With all the tattoos and the attitude, is Muthafucker the real deal? Well, he does give the guys the idea of 'em killing not their own bosses but instead making it a mixed killing. Nick kills Kurt's, Kurt Dale's and Dale Nick's. A simple plan that needs some recon. What could go wrong? The casting for the movie is great. The bosses are well-known performers. Kevin Spacey plays the Anti-Christ, Colin Farrell the coked up green belt and Aniston the sexy bitch. Especially Farrell tends to steal the movie completely. He reminded me of Les Grossman from Ben Stiller's 'Tropic Thunder'. It's like they're some sort of relatives. Farrell doesn't even have to say anything, just looking at him makes you mimic Stan Smith's laughter (American Dad!', anyone?).
"I'm a green belt, motherf**ker!" Aniston's character has probably the filthiest dialogue I've heard from a woman's mouth for a long time. She nails the role perfectly and I'm sure that most of us perverts are pleased to see her deepthroating an innocent banana in her lingerie. It's nice to see Aniston change her casting from these lame rom-coms and do something different. I think that this is her best role as a post-Friends actress.
Kevin Spacey can nail any role so there's not that much to say about that. I'm pretty sure that if I would have a boss like Dave Harken, I'd be in jail right about yesterday. Looking at Spacey, Farrell and Aniston, their enjoyment of the roles is so apparent. The same goes for the "good guys".
I had never seen Sudeikis before this (wait! after some IMDb viewing, 'Semi-Pro' proved me wrong) so there's nothing I can compare him to. But he was good in his role and that's all you need, right.
Jason Bateman has done a long career and after a lame big screen start, he started to get some good roles after 'Juno', back in '07. The films I've seen him in, it looks as if he's been typecast. He does pretty much the same things, manners etc in his roles. But like I've said so many times now, it works.
Charlie Day. I simply put love this guy! This is the first movie I've seen him in, but I've enjoyed 7 seasons of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'. Day is for me the new big hit in the comedy business. There is a problem though. If you've seen Day in 'Sunny in Philly', it doesn't differ that much from his character in the series. He is somewhat "milder" here but if he would do his stuff in 'Horrible Bosses' like he does in the series, the film would be something that the majority would probably not "approve". But I like offensive humor and parts of 'Horrible Bosses' humor is pretty offensive...
I'm fed up with all these lame comedies that the studios defecate to us. 'Horrible Bosses' is something that needs to be done more often. Compared to the other (R-rated) comedies I've seen this year ('Hangover 2', 'Just Go With It'), 'Horrible Bosses' is superb. I enjoyed the film from start to finish. The mood was right, the characters quirky enough and the dialogue probably improvised and funny as hell. This was some crazy sh*t at best and at its "worst", I still had one hell of a time!