Such a Funny Movie

Rating: Null/10 (31 July 2011)

As the cliché goes, "everyone has a boiling point" and Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) as well as Dale (Charlie Day) have all surpassed those points while under the tyrannical control of their power-hungry bosses. Since they don't have the option of looking for work in other places, the friends conclude that their lives would improve if they commit to eliminating their bosses by murdering them systematically. The events leading to this conclusion are hilarious yet common enough to make you wonder about the many people who have endured similar mistreatment from their bosses and actually devised plans to kill them. Its quite sad but I must admit that the egos of all three torturous bosses were hilarious displays of why some people just do not need to occupy management positions. If you are looking for a group of pathetically gullible friends from different professions to poke fun at, "Horrible Bosses" is the right movie to watch.
Nick's boss, Dave Harken played by Kevin Spacey takes the term "micromanagement" to the extreme and monitors his every move to the point where he fusses at the fact that Nick is 1-2 minutes late to work. He uses every excuse to not promote Nick despite his devotion to the idea that everyone must take a considerable amount of crap in order to advance. Dale's boss, Dr. Julia Harris (Jennifer Anniston) creates a terribly awkward environment for him by making sexual advances to him even though he is engaged to be married to the woman of his dreams. Kurt's boss is great until he passes and his drug-addicted son who has no concern about the well being of the company takes over. He's forced to watch him party with prostitutes instead of maintaining the company. The title says it all.
The movie gets crazier by the minute as these three frustrated yet devoted workers desperately attempt to become cold-blooded murderers by offing each other's bosses. As with any plan, expect the unexpected. Jamie Foxx's character, Mother Fu****, is an ex-con who manages to outsmart the group and manipulates then before they even realize it. Oh how sad but funny this group is.
I knew from the cast alone that this was going to be a comical treat. Horrible Bosses rates 9 of 10 and is perfect for a Friday night at the movies before hitting the town with friends.