2011 Comedy of the Summer

Rating: 8/10 (12 July 2011)

I will just be completely frank with you, and tell you that this post will be pretty biased since I am a huge fan of the comedy flick. With that being said, tonight I saw Horrible Bosses. A gallow humor about three individuals whom desire to kill their bosses, played by Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudeikis. In case you're not familiar with that comedic term, Merriam-Webster defines it as "humor that makes fun of a life-threatening, disastrous, or terrifying situation." Along with that completely accurate nomenclature to the comedy genre, I could also argue that this flick was a bromance, thriller, crime, and dark comedy. It really did remind me of an I Love You, Man twisted into a Pineapple Express.
The cast for Horrible Bosses was quite superb. Bateman played his typical Arrested Development self, Charlie his high-voiced character from Sunny, and Sudeikis was just ol' SNL-style Sudeikis. They were all great. This was such a good casting for a comedy movie. All the characters seemed so real and meshed so well together to portray the story. It also co-starred Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, and Jamie Foxx, all of which did a fantastic job with their supporting roles. Aniston, the slut. Spacey, the crazy. Foxx, the bad-ass mother-$#!@er. Very comical and entertaining. Additionally, Modern Family's Julie Bowen played the wife of Kevin Spacey's character and did a fine job too. I really hope she appears more often. And, I'm waiting for Phil Dunphy to break out in a comedy film, by which I mean actor Ty Burrell. Anyways, more about the movie itself.
I really enjoyed the pace of this movie. It was non-stop and everything was a twist-and-turn, nothing was expected and surprises were at each and every bend. On top of that, it was a rated-R so it had every word imaginable. As subtle as it seems it still makes it that much more funnier. And, all of the sexual tension was great.
I would definitely recommend seeing this movie before it's out of the theaters. You're diaphragm will thank me.
"2011 Comedy of the Summer" ~The Nuz Journal
8/10 Stars.
Plus, it sure blew The Hangover 2 in creativity out of the water.