Not as funny as I thought

Rating: 6/10 (12 July 2011)

Last night I saw Horrible Bosses. I heard that it was supposedly funnier then the Hangover and Superbad. So I had some high expectations and really it didn't live up to the hype. It was funny with some good laughs but overall seemed sort of drawn out.
There was no real purpose to the movie, it was like someone came up with the idea while sitting at work and thinking "Man wouldn't it be awesome if I could kill my boss" The casting was good, took some break out comedians in Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day and paired them with a solid veteran in Jason Bateman.
The bosses themselves really weren't my favourite. Colin Farrell definitely wouldn't have been my first choice to play Bobby Pellit and Kevin Spacey just doesn't go well with comedies. The best part was seeing Jennifer Aniston's smoking hot body and the really odd sexually related things she does to Charlie Day. I really can't believe she's over 40 that's just unfair.
The whole part with Jamie Foxx just seemed unneeded cause he really didn't do anything to help the plot move forward. He basically just wasted time. For some reason I always find that whenever there are cops in a movie they are either really smart or just plain dumb-asses. And you can guess how they are in this one.
It's one of those movies where I thought preview was funnier then the actual movie and at the same time it basically tells you the entire plot anyways.
I know I might be being over critical but I thought everything just worked out too smoothly for the guys. They literally break into Kevin's house by finding a key inside a fake rock and of course there's no alarm system. Same with Colin's house, how wouldn't you notice people run into your garage as you drive away.
When Charlie Day repeatedly stabs Kevin in the chest with an epipen the movie just became too over the top, especially after the tenth stab I think he would be dead. Also I didn't really understand why Jason Sudeikis's character was such a player it didn't suit him at all. I'm sure after stalking a woman for hours outside her house she's just going to invite you in for a quickie or even better in a closet at her husband's birthday party.
Overall it was an alright comedy but not even close to being on par with any Judd Apatow comedies. I wouldn't be rushing to theatres to see this one; it's more of a renter like most of Jason Bateman's movies. I'd give it 2 out of 5 stars at best. If you're thinking of seeing Horrible Bosses I'd say see Bridesmaids first if you haven't yet.