Horrible Bosses

In last few years i've watched a handful of comedies and this one is similar to Hangover in its comedy style. Sadly i didn't find this movie one single bit funny nor amusing, but i guess it's just because it's strongly localized US humor which isn't compatible with me. Scenes are loaded with sexual implications and too linear script with simple, cheap and predictable gag setup. By the time the final punch line scene is landed you just expect the very same outcome as served. There is no surprise factor needed to make a good comedy. If you liked The Hangover you'll probably like this one, others could find it boring.

This is a part review. Part because we only watched the first 50 minutes. I try to watch entire movies of course but this one was just - disgusting. Why is it that every new Hollywood 'comedy' these days seems to feel the need to push the boundaries of bad taste ever further. Some of the language and sexual content matter of what we saw was really over the top and quite sick. The scenario is that three guys hate their respective bosses because they are bullied, sexually harassed and the third is uncaring about the staff which is in contrast to his dead father. Kevin Spacey was good as the bully, Jennifer awful as the sexual predator and her prey's whiny sissy voice was cringingly agonising. The third boss seemed just - well idiotic. It was so disappointing to hear the language that Jennifer Aniston spouted in the first 20 minutes and the motel scene with the three guys was extreme sleaze. The final straw for us was when they met a potential hit man (if that's who he turned out to be) called motherf****r which got repeated over and over in the scene. That was enough for us - we left.

Decided to go watch this movie on a Saturday night and i want to chop my foot off along with the other parts of my body for making that decision. The plot was good, but the acting, the storyline, the writing, everything was extremely sub par... oh wait, we're not mincing words here - it was pathetic. Why would Kevin Spacey act in a movie like this?! Charlie and Michael Bluth were type casted - looks like they found their winning potions and as for the third main character, he probably has a bunch of std's by now! The big question lies is why these movies are really made. I can think of 10 different movies that fall in the same sucky genre in the last 5 years. $25 bucks well spent!

There was hardly a laugh from my fellow watchers all the way through this film. To say this was a comedy is the biggest laugh this film will get. I could give you loads of reasons why this film is so poor but to be honest its already wasted 98mins of my life and I don't really want to waste any more, avoid this film at all costs! It seems I have to do ten lines of text before I can submit this review so I it looks like I really do have have to waste more of my life on this earth reviewing this film. If it was a compared to a planet it would be the moon, cold,humourless but pretty (thanks to a semi naked JA). Its a shame the film set had oxygen (unlike the moon)then perhaps this film would not have been made.

Saw a screening for this last night and I just loved it. It is hysterical from the very beginning and all the way through. Definitely stay for the credit roll. You can figure out what the basic plot is. Three friends who all have the worst bosses and they plot to kill them. Of course, why they hate their bosses and how they go about their plan is the meat of the story and a huge riot. I truly cannot say who was funnier because all the characters played off each other so well. Jennifer Anniston totally steps out of her "norm" and does a great job, too. Totally worth seeing for lots of laughs.

I had high hopes for this movie. The cast is promising enough, and the plot looks interesting. However, the comedy fails to deliver. The jokes are lame, the characters fake, and the movie tries to save itself with Jennifer Aniston portraying a very dirty character (yet fails miserably). I can not believe an actor like Kevin Spacey accepted this script. Really disappointed. It starts of alright, but gets worse as the movie progresses. By the end of it, you're hoping the next frame is the credits. The film tries to generate laughter by spitting out dirty jokes...which only makes the audience feel uncomfortable, wondering why on earth they bought a ticket in the first place.

The fact that this movie is currently rated 7.1 out of 10 is disturbing. I have sat through some terrible movies in my lifetime, but this one actually took the biscuit. Not only did it take away two hours of my life it actually made me feel physical pain, and not from laughter I might add. The plot was so far from reality, so inane and so predictable that it was irritating rather than humorous. The jokes consisted of American toilet humour and forced slapstick. There was nothing new, intelligent or funny about this movie. If this film was meant to be a comedic satire then it failed on all levels, but I believe it was just a dumb movie. If this is what passes for "good humour" then the world is in trouble, serious trouble. What happened to the days when writers had an IQ and wrote sophisticated and genuinely funny movies? I haven't seen a box office "funny" movie from the 2000's that has been anything other than horrible inane American toilet humour, which isn't even funny. It's just stupid! If you liked this movie than I suggest you go watch Idiot Nation and see where you and this world is heading!

Why several notable actors -- Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey and Donald Sutherland -- would sign in for this one is amazing. Don't they know someone they know might see this? It was like, "Okay, we convinced JA to play a really slutty character, talk dirty and take off her clothes. Now, write a story around that." Well, they didn't do a very good job. Three guys have problems with their bosses, so they decide to kill them? I guess the charming part is supposed to be that they are bumbling, foolish would-be murderers. No character to root for in this one, no motives that anyone can get with. Laughs, mostly at other people's expense. Slow, boring -- embarrassing for the actors and their families.