A fun dark comedy that gives you what you'd expect

Rating: 7/10 (1 January 2012)

Horrible Bosses is exactly what it looks like it would be. No more and no less and there is nothing wrong with that. Its hard to make a flat out slapstick comedy about murder but they do pull it off and while some of the laughs and gags are distinctly dark and disturbing you will laugh a lot, there is no doubt about it. Ironically it isn't the main cast which will have you in stitches but rather the bosses themselves. Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudekis are all good but they don't really stand out as the ones delivering the comedy in the movie. They all have good chemistry together and deliver the story well. This movie shines when it comes to Kevin Spacey who delivers a dark, twisted, spiteful performance as Bateman's boss, and Colin Farrell as the dim witted, angry boss to Sudekis. Some of Farrell's one liners are just classic and you'll be spouting them to your friend's for weeks. Jennifer Aniston is also good as the sex crazed Dentist and boss to Day but she wasn't my favorite. I thought she was rather darkly disturbing even too much for this film and just didn't much care for her character. Jamie Foxx is sadly underused but has a great small role as the killer for hire that wants to teach them to kill their bosses. This is definitely a dark comedy but its also laugh out loud at the same time and the way the movie comes together and ends is actually very funny and outlandish at the same time. Director Seth Gordon comes from some very funny Television and that comedy carries over to Horrible Bosses which is great fun, maybe not outstanding but still all around fun to watch. 7/10