Uneven, but Day and Aniston are hilarious

Rating: 6/10 (20 November 2011)

I almost want to recommend this comedy, because at times it can be absolutely hilarious. The problem is that it's so uneven. So many jokes just completely flop. Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day star as three guys who can't stand their bosses. Bateman's is Kevin Spacey, a control freak who basically tortures him all day. Sudeikis has Colin Farrell, a cokehead who undeservedly runs the company after his father (Donald Sutherland, briefly) has a heart attack. And Day has Jennifer Aniston, a dentist who sexually harasses him throughout his shifts as her assistant. The three buddies get together and decide to do a Strangers on a Train thing. Now, the big thing is that the Day/Aniston storyline is far, far more hilarious than the other two situations. If you don't know Charlie Day, you should, because he's one of the funniest people on Earth. He's best known for his role on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He probably doesn't have a lot of range, as his character here is just a less stupid version of his Charlie Kelly from Sunny, but who cares? That character is great, and Day is hilarious here. Aniston, too, matches him with her cougar act (she particularly likes to talk dirty while she operates on gassed patients). Its her best role in years - she can be so damn good it's depressing that she's always in such crap. Bateman and Sudeikis are both fine, but they only really work well when Day is in the mix (the three of them together have good comic chemistry). Spacey and Farrell fare worst, as neither of them are given too interesting a character. Spacey has played this role better in Swimming with Sharks. Jamie Fox has a great supporting role as a guy named "Mofo" Jones (except, obviously, the full word), whom the guys consult on their intended crime. Most of the funniest gags are Day's, and hopefully this will land him a leading role in a comedy film.