{"id":3402,"date":"2014-12-09T23:33:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T23:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmgaze.com\/blog\/?p=3402"},"modified":"2014-12-09T23:33:21","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T23:33:21","slug":"horrible-bosses-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmgaze.com\/blog\/comedy\/horrible-bosses-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Horrible Bosses 2 ***"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With late bosses long buried in the first 2011 film, it was anyone\u2019s guess where the next comedy would go. Be sure, though, hapless trio Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day) return to create more chaos and silliness. Oh, and Jen Aniston takes the joke a bit too far with her sex-addicted dentist character, bordering on plain tragic with bondage involved. Though this might get some to pay just to see that.<\/p>\n

Fed up being \u2018bossed around\u2019, Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business marketing their concept, the \u2018Shower Buddy\u2019 on live TV. They get backing from calculating multi-millionaire businessman Bert Hanson (Christoph Waltz), but he goes back on his word and tries to takeover their product, leaving them $500k in the red. The trio decide on a hair-brained kidnap scheme to recoup their money that naturally backfires with Hanson\u2019s flash, bigmouth son, Rex (Chris Pine), in the mix. Meanwhile, Dale\u2019s old nemesis Dr. Julia Harris (Aniston) is back on the scene\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a path well worn, but if one of the comedy trio of Bateman, Sudeikis or Day doesn\u2019t make you laugh there and then, one of the others brings up the rear to trigger some giggles. Fair to say the three have got things down to a fine art of covering each other\u2019s backs for the second film, perhaps falling into a too comfortable and predictable rut. Things are definitely dafter than darker this time around, so if slapstick is your bag, there\u2019s enough to enjoy here. Some might say it\u2019s positively camp, what with Pine\u2019s spoilt rich kid going into overkill in parts. It\u2019s certainly nothing new but comforting, like an old jumper you slip into and smile at.<\/p>\n

The cringe factor is Ms Aniston who looks like she\u2019s been shot using 70 soft focus lenses in all her scenes. The men around her act like middle-aged frat boys only raising the cheese factor. It\u2019s clear to see Aniston is becoming past her prime in such a \u2018sex kitten\u2019 role, however \u2018tongue in cheek\u2019 her current outing as Harris is. With bondage and even Somnophilia on the cards, there\u2019s not much to do but sigh and wince her string of (unfunny) sex word retorts and actions.<\/p>\n

Horrible Bosses 2<\/em> is a welcome edition for those who enjoy Bateman, Sudeikis and Day rifting off each other, using their play thing Pine for kicks \u2013\u00a0cue outtakes in final credits, folks. If Aniston the aging sex symbol floats your boat, there\u2019s enough dirty talk to get you going (and black leather outfits). The plot is ridiculous \u2013\u00a0though intentionally so \u2013 and the outcome predictable, but Number Two film has enough entertainment value for a decent night out at the cinema. Maybe improved by a pre-viewing tipple?<\/p>\n

3\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

By @FilmGazer<\/p>\n

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