Copyright 2011 New Line Cinema
★ ★ ★ 1/2
I entertained the idea of seeing this film in the theaters, but it never came to pass. So, with its recent home video release (weird to even call it that anymore with the amalgam of online streaming options that have seemingly taken over) yesterday, Maddie and I rented it from Redbox and gave it a watch.
The premise is pretty simple, Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) all have bosses they can’t stand, Dave, Julia and Bobby (played by Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston and Colin Farrell, respectively). After reaching their breaking points, they come up with the idea of killing their bosses. With the mediocre help of Motherfucker Jones (Jamie Foxx), they head to scope out their prey and plan the eventual kills. As could be expected, nothing goes as planned.
The film is a very basic premise, but it actually delivers fairly well, much credit being due in my opinion to the high profile cast. In addition to the main stars and Oscar winners in the movie, cameos are made by Ron White, Donald Sutherland and even Bob Newhart. Though I can’t say the movie was brilliant or stand out, it achieved what a good comedy hopes to achieve: it made me laugh. There were many times I found myself chuckling at various comical lines and irreverent behavior displayed throughout, and with the way most comedies these days are, that’s a huge thing.
Final conclusion: This is a fun, silly comedy that has enough meat on it to be worth your hour and half on Friday or Saturday night and for an added bonus for the fellas, Jennifer Aniston looks pretty darn good as a brunette.
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