A couple weeks ago I Netflixed the movie "Horrible Bosses," which ended up being much funnier than I thought it would be. The movie centers around three friends who have very different but equally uncomfortable work situations that involving have a truly horrible boss. Charlie Day's (from "Always Sunny In Philadelphia") situation made me laugh the most. He's a dental hygienist who's boss (played by the surprisingly hilarious Jennifer Aniston) is sexually harassing him and the unconscious patients. Jason Bateman's character is has an egomaniac boss (played by the always amazing and intense Kevin Spacey) who seems to have a rage problem. Last but not least, Jason Sudeikis's character has a great job until the owner of his company dies and his new boss becomes the son of the owner, a womanizing, politically insensitive coke-addict (played by the almost unrecognizable Colin Farrell). These three friends come to the realization that the only way they can get out of their current work situations is to kill there bosses (clearly this realization came to them while at a bar multiple drinks in). Since none of them have an experience in this area, they ask their On-Star representative to take them to a crime-ridden area of town, where they ask the advice of "Motherfucker Jones" (played by Jamie Foxx). Basically, none of them are very good killers and hilarity ensues. It's an easy watch at a relatively short 98 minutes length. IMDB ranks is 7.1/10 and 69% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was a surprise hit at the box office, accruing over $28 million in the first three days to make it the number two film in the US during its opening weekend, and going on to become the highest grossing black comedy film of all time in unadjusted dollars, breaking the record previously set by "The War of Roses" in 1990. The film has grossed over $209 million worldwide to-date.
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