Hilarious and Original Comedy,

Rating: 8/10 (12 August 2013)

Horrible Bosses is a fantastic movie with a very well developed plot and a great comedic cast. The plot description and trailer may lead you to expect that this movie is a typical comedy affair that hits all the same beats, leaving with many laughs, but no originality. However, this movie is actually quite different as far as a Frat Pack comedy goes, the stakes are risen and throughout we are in genuine suspense for the well being of these characters as a result of the criminal situation they are in. While we will mainly be laughing at how funny it is, you will also find yourself very invested in to the story.
I would like to have seen more from the bosses. Granted, Bateman, Sudekis and Day are the main characters, and we are given enough of a reason to despise the antagonists, but I would have loved so much more from them. The three bosses are very, complicated and unlikeable characters that steal every scene they are in, and I do think the film's biggest downfall was not giving them enough screen time, particularly Spacey and Farrell.
The cast is all around comedic brilliance. The chemistry between Jason Bateman, Jason Sudekis and Charlie Day is without a doubt the movie's highlight, there is a great back and forth between them that is a pleasure to watch. The three antagonists are also top notch, with Kevin Spacey playing a shrewd, nasty business tycoon, Jennifer Aniston as a seductive, mischievous dentist, and Colin Farrell, in one of his most out there performances, as a spoiled, slimy rich boy, no one of them have any quirks that make them forgivable, and they are always a pleasure to watch.
Funny and different. A great ride from start to finish, I would certainly recommend Horrible Bosses to anybody looking for a good comedy.
Three close friends that all have a tough time with their bosses work together to murder all three of them in order to make their own lives easier.
Best Performance: Jason Sudekis