Horrible Bosses 28/07/11

This comedy (like 90% of the films of this nature) has an uneven and pretty flimsy plot but the chemistry of the extremely well put together cast immediately redeems this. Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day and Jason Bateman work together just as well as the Hangover leads. Lets be honest, this is a film about three normal guys plotting to kill their bosses - it's ridiculous and highly unlikely which is most definitely why and how they have obviously had so much fun making the movie. Director Seth Gordon has given the cast freedom to show off and play with their commradery. This definitely translates on screen.

Jennifer Anniston looks extremely good in this film which, I suppose, is what she was mainly there for and what (although very little) she has to do, she does well. It's odd but interesting to see her playing such a foul mouthed role when we're so used to seeing her in timid romantic comedies.

Kevin Spacey is, as usual, commanding and brilliant as Bateman's psychopathic control freak boss. Colin Farrell puts in a characateur performance of a coke head and complete arsehole and looks so different you almost can't tell it's him. Jamie Foxx puts in an amusing, if unremarkable, performance as the hilariously named 'Mother Fucker Jones', a criminal the guys meet in a rough bar who becomes their 'murder consultant'.

As I've previously said, the calibre of the cast really does carry this film, but as comedies go this is a good one. I was snort laughing my way through the whole film. My film-quality gauge is based on how often, if at all, I check my phone... in this instance only once so I would call that a success!