Horrible Bosses
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All-star black comedy about three friends (Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis) who have despicable, overbearing bosses (Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell with an awesome comb over and Jennifer Aniston) that make their lives miserable. They decide to do the reasonable thing and murder them.
With the help of "murder consultant" Jamie Foxx, they devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers. One problem: even the best laid plans are only as foolproof as the brains behind them.
Starring
Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis
Directed by
Seth Gordon ('The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters', 'Four Christmases')
Written by
John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein
Comedy | USA | Official Website
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Average rating 
Great
Worth seeing if you don't mind the really rude stuff, was very funny.
Reviewed by embeHilarious!
Funniest movie i have seen by far!
Reviewed by MelLiving in a crack house would be better for the soul
I sat through the whole painful thing.
Reviewed by Raymond
not the best
Reviewed by angeHorrible
turned it off part way through. Too vulgar .
Reviewed by PeterGood movie
I loved this movie and would recommend it to all
Reviewed by williamsc1974PRESS REVIEWS
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A.V. Club
In the film's funniest scene, a coked-up Day rocks out to The Ting Tings' "That's Not My Name" in a car in a state of ecstatic frenzy.
Click to read full review.Dominion Post
Tired at the end of a long week, I laughed myself stupid at it. You probably will too.
Click to read full review.Empire (UK)
These bosses cannot justify either murder or lasting comic memories, fatally compromising a farce that could have been great but ends up merely mediocre.
Click to read full review.Hollywood Reporter
The lameness of the gags and dialogue and the film's frequent deep dives for the bottom at the expense of real comedy speak to desperation in Hollywood to figure out the audience for contemporary naughty comedy.
Click to read full review.New York Times
The laughter is mean but also oddly pure: it expels shame and leaves you feeling dizzy, a little embarrassed and also exhilarated, kind of like the cocaine that two of the main characters consume by accident.
Click to read full review.NZ Herald (Jacqueline Smith)
Gordon's cast of big names help cover some gaping holes in the plot. Distracted by Aniston's new femme fatale persona, and how a well-oiled comb-over renders Farrell barely recognisable, audiences can ignore the odd over-explained joke, under-explained tangent, and the fact that just as the story starts to crumble, the Indian call centre guy saves the day.
Click to read full review.Otago Daily Times
Spacey, Farrell and Aniston are a blast as the horrible bosses.
Click to read full review.Total Film (UK)
Frantic, funny and packed full of big names behaving badly – Ioan Gruffudd, OMG...
Click to read full review.Variety (USA)
The manner in which the central scheme plays out is predictably moronic, vulgar and juvenile, though the parties involved just about make up for it.
Click to read full review.Flicks.co.nz "Horrible Bosses" Movie Review
Flicks.co.nz rating
Matt Glasby, Flicks.co.nz
Comedy films have two options: keep the gags coming so fast there’s no time to get bored (Airplane, Scary Movie), or make people care so much they won’t mind when the laughs dry up. Treading a similarly tricksy path to the classic Office Space, Seth (The King Of Kong) Gordon’s latest manages both in some style.
Adult without being crass, goofy without being stupid, Bosses is one of the funniest films of the year. Bateman is a businessman busting his guts for a promotion he’s not going to get, thanks to the repellent Kevin Spacey. Day is a dental assistant (and registered sex offender – you’ll find out why) getting sexually harassed by a vampish Jennifer Aniston. Sudeikis, meanwhile, has to cope with a coked-up, comb-overed Colin Farrell instructing him to "trim the fat" (fire the overweight – or pregnant). You can probably guess which of them gets the least sympathy.
With all three baddies riffing brilliantly on their public personas, plus great cameos from Jamie Foxx and Ioan Grufford, it’s a packed programme. As well as lots of funny – if largely unrepeatable – dialogue, and witty observations (when you arrange a pay-off, who buys the briefcase?), the leads’ banter has an agreeably loose, Anchorman-ish feel that makes them seem like old friends. Because they so obviously like each other, you’ll like them too – something that earns the film so much comedy mileage it’ll keep you, laughing, in your seat until the end of the blooper reel.
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