Getting Back To Business

Rating: 7/10 (2 January 2012)

To me the biggest surprise in this movie is Jamie Foxx. Foxx is so far out of character that I didn't realize it was him until the credits. He is funny in this role. There are a lot of good moments of comedy in this one. Since 2011 has not been a good year for comedy this might be the best one of this year.
Foxx is part of a large mostly male cast that is pretty well known. Think this helps make the movie better too. Jennifer Aniston is one of the few women around. She does have one hilarious moment in the film but little else. While it is one of the most successful film she has been associated with, Jennifer has little to do here.
I can understand some of the box office appeal, who doesn't sometimes have a horrible boss they want to eliminate? Reminds me of Homer Simpson when confronted with having to shoot Mr. Burns (his boss), his quip is "Do I dare want to live out the American Worker's ultimate dream?" Here, they try to hire it done and funny complications result.