Horrible Bosses (2011)

The run of decent comedies this summer is set to continue with Horrible Bosses which is a no holds barred comedy about 3 friends (Bateman, Sudekis and Day) who hate their bosses so plan to kill them using the help of a murder consultant who is played by Jamie Foxx and has possibly the best character name in recent comedies. Motherf***er Jones.

All 3 have had enough of their respected bosses taking advantage of them. Nick's boss Harken (Kevin Spacey) is a slave driver, Kurt works for Bobby Pellitt (Colin Farrell) who's obsessed with Kung-Fu and cocaine and finally Dale's boss (Jennifer Aniston) who continues to sexually harass him. All the characters have been cast brilliantly especially Aniston and Farrell who both play against type. It seems that Aniston has let her hair down somewhat and her performance is unlike anything you've seen from the former FRIENDS star.

Charlie Day is the new kid on the block but People who have seen Going the Distance may recognise him. He does a decent job but can occasionally come across annoying. Bateman and Sudeikis have been good value over the last few years and don't fail to deliver on the laughs again here. All 3 sometimes come across more stupid than they look and this maybe down to a few plot holes in the script but is no fault of the cast. It also won't be considered a genre classic but Horrible Bosses deserves the attention and plaudits as it achieves the modest goal of being a funny film. Yes there are funnier films out at the moment, but if you've seen them already then Horrible Bosses is worth checking out.

Not as funny as Bridesmaids and the cast is let down somewhat by the script. But anyone who is after a laugh on a Saturday night could do a lot worse then Horrible Bosses.