Monday, March 9, 2015

Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)

Also Known As: -
Year of first release: 2014
Director: Sean Anders (writer of We're the Millers and Dumb and Dumber To)
Actors: Jason Bateman (Hancock), Jason Sudeikis (The Hangover 1-3), Charlie Day (Pacific Rim), Jennifer Aniston (We're the Millers), Kevin Spacy (The Usual Suspects), Jamie Foxx (The Amazing Spider-man 2), Chris Pine (Star Trek), Christopher Waltz (Inglorious Basterds)
Country: USA
Genre: Comedy
Conditions of visioning: 08.03.2015, In-flight entertainment 10" screen
Synopsis: After solving their issues with their respective bosses, Nick, Kurt and Dale (Bateman, Sudeikis, Dale) wish to build a company of their own and face new problems that may require the same solutions they considered in the past.
Review: If you liked Horrible Bosses you will like the sequel. It doesn't really deserve its title (the "enemy" has changed) and the exaggerations are not anymore in the bosses' behavior but in the three buddy's one. Their specific characters are indeed pushed to the extreme: Nick the clever and reasonable one, Dale the very stupid one with a nerve-wracking  high-pitched voice, and Kurt the follower.
Most of the movie is spent witnessing the odd adventure of the three companions and listening to them brainstorming, bullshitting or arguing. And that's very funny. On top of that, you add the apparition of the bosses from the first movie and some new colorful characters played by known actors, and you get a good sequel that re-uses the successes of the first movie while adding a new touch. In particular I found that Pine and Foxx deliver the best performance I have ever seen them into (as the first movie did for Colin Farrell).
I only regret that I watched Horrible Bosses too long ago so I missed some of the references. It is probably good to watch the two movies back to back.
Rating: 7 /10

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