Horrible Bosses: Blu Ray Review

Horrible Bosses: Blu Ray Review

Horrible Bosses - Totally Inappropriate Edition
Rating: R16
Released by Warner Home Video

Jason Bateman stars as Nick Hendricks who despises his boss Dave Harken (Kevin Spacey) after he's passed up for promotion; his pals Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudekis) who have issues with their bosses played by Jennifer Aniston and Colin Farrell respectively

Perhaps Dale has it worst with his sexually suggestive and lecherous dental boss Julia (played with delicious relish by Aniston) as she's always trying to seduce him and continually sexually harasses him.

So the trio decides enough is enough and plot to off their big bad bosses to ensure their continual happiness.
But because they're inept, things go seriously awry.

Much like the film itself, to be brutally frank.

Bitterly disappointing and horribly flat at times, Horrible Bosses is crushingly unfunny which is a real shock given the talent involved. Don't get me wrong, the main trio work well and have a good dynamic but the dark comedy of this premise goes largely unexplored and becomes quite wasted as the time wears on.

Aniston clearly has fun, putting to bed the good girl image she's spent years on - and some of the language out of that potty mouthed character will surprise some and will make force casting agents to look at other darker roles for her. Spacey is menacing as one boss but Farrell's barely on screen for long enough to warrant anything more than a cameo appearance in this.
Bateman, Day and Sudekis gel well on the screen and there are some laugh out loud funny moments - but they're too few and far between for this version of the Three Stooges

Ultimately Horrible Bosses runs out of steam and its uninspired denouement is clearly sign posted well in advance.
Extras: A Good bunch of an extended cut, interviews and snippets here and there

Rating: 4/10