Horrible Bosses

Drawing from pop-culture formulas, this brazen comedy directed by Seth Gordon, and written by Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, leaps with high energy, comedic plot twists.

Three disgruntled employees, office drone Nick (Jason Bateman), accountant Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and dental assistant Dale (Charlie Day) hire murder consultant MotherF* Jones (Jamie Foxx) to kill their bosses, that is the sadistic David Harken (Kevin Spacey), the irrational Bobby Pellet (Colin Farrell) and the sexy man-eater Dr. Julia Harris (Jennifer Aniston). The three buddies aren't exactly criminal masterminds and things don't turn out as planned, but it's too late to backtrack.

Though not a new theme, what propels the action and makes the raunchy, dark comedy work so well is the inept approach to the terrible plan and the dynamics between the three different, not so smart, but likable characters. Colin Farrell is barely recognizable, Jamie Foxx steals the show, Jennifer Aniston turns up the heat, while Charlie Dale delivers most of the laughs.

Fans will particularly enjoy viewing their old time favorites, Donald Sutherland and Bob Newhart in their cameo appearances.