Clever premise lost in translation.

Rating: Null/10 (23 November 2014)

The premise of having three employees fed up wit their horrible bosses (hence the title) to the point where they plan on killing them sounds like comedic gold. But when you have a very large amount of unnecessary dialogue, hit or miss jokes that fail, and an absolute horrendous cast with not one person remaining funny throughout the story to carry it on, then my friend you have a wasted opportunity. Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudeikis are the three men trying to kill their bosses. Bateman has Kevin Spacey being a total jerk to him, Day is sexually assaulted by Jennifer Aniston who goes out of her comfort zone as an actress and is the only truly funny actor in the film, and Sudeikis has Colin Farrell be a jerk as well. All three bosses could have been funnier and crueler, but the casting choices here are strong. The three miserable men, however, couldn't have been picked worse. Jason Bateman is so overrated in everything he does. Not once does he embrace the fact that this is a comedy. He just sits still and waits for his paycheck. Charlie Day's disgusting voice and fast talking energy make him one of the most annoying actors out there. Here he goes full-on annoying. Jason Sudeikis tries too hard and acts cocky just because he was on SNL. He isn't funny for a second and is a real lame comedian. The guys have no chemistry together. The script written by four people is very weak. There are too many hit or miss jokes and not many laugh out-loud moments. I will admit "Horrible Bosses" has its moments. There are scenes in which the ridiculously failed situations by the guys trying to kill their bosses calls for a little chuckle. Other than that, there's nothing. This isn't a stupid comedy with no plot other than pathetic dialogue. It is a very clever idea that needs stronger casting, more original dialogue, and more fun.