Almost Like The Hangover Without The Hangover

Rating: 7/10 (10 July 2011)

I only found out about Horrible Bosses just recently and decided to give it a watch this weekend. I needed a good laugh after the week I had. I must say that I laughed, but not hysterically or anything.
The film centers around three guys: Nick, Dale and Kurt; who hate their bosses and wants them dead. This sounds like a premise for a psychological thriller but it's actually a comedy... an adolescent comedy but a comedy. One boss played by Kevin Spacey (the best part of the movie) is such a jerk, that he's more of a bully than a boss. He also suspects his young hot wife of cheating on him, and this could be part of why he's so angry all the time. The other boss, played by Jennifer Aniston, wants to seduce Dale who is trying to be faithful to his fiancé. Then there's Donald Sutherland.... who isn't a jerk but he dies and the company is left to his cokehead son (Colin Farrell) who just wants to sabotage the company for his own personal gain.
Part of the comedy is how they try to kill their bosses which is all part of the comedy. It has a nice few twist and turns in the story, and honestly I wasn't sure how it would all end. Another great addition to the film is Jamie Foxx who acts as their murder consultant. He looked like he was having a lot of fun with the role, and it was fun to watch him.
Horrible Bosses is a funny film, but I didn't think it was a hilarious film. It's enough to go see it, but I doubt it would reach The Hangover standards with people so don't expect a sequel. The best part of this movie is that they refrained from using Ken Jeong, who is getting typecast lately. Kevin Spacey is worth seeing this film alone. For that I recommend it.