Review of Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) by Foxgrove — 02 Dec 2014

Very entertaining comedy which is perhaps just a tad overlong. The screenplay may not be the most sophisticated one out there, but it does provide loads of laughs. In fact the dialogue is so fast and furious that some jokes get sacrificed along the way if you so much as look at your pop corn. A lot of the humour is very crude but the playing of the cast is so lively, enthusiastic and good natured that offense is never taken.

Jason Bateman makes for an impressive 'straight' foil to the comic goonery provided by Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis,, and both Chris Pine and Jennifer Anniston enter into the spirit of the movie with their tongues very firmly in their cheeks. Only Christoph Waltz is a bit tiresome. The two time Oscar winner's 'wolf in sheep's clothing' grin is beginning to pall a bit in its repetitiveness. He really does need to try and stretch himself in future projects before he becomes to firmly entrenched in the realms of self parody.

Overall though, this is a better than average comedy that is consistently good fun.