Movie Review

Nicks Boss
(Ford, 2011)

Everybody has worked at a job with a boss that was unbearable. We all know what it is like to follow orders from someone we believe treats us unfairly. In other cases our boss could make sexual innuendos towards someone. These three situations are explored in comedic detail in the newly released film, Horrible Bosses.  The characters of Nick, Dale, and Kurt decide they should to kill their bosses, each for different reasons: Kurt, the once lovable employee, is now disliked by all his coworkers. 

Kurts Boss
(Ford, 2011)

 Dale’s boss is attempting to sleep with him because she finds him irresistible, Dale resists because he is engaged and faithful to his fiancé, Nick who’s boss persuaded him to work harder with a promise of promotion, which in turn the boss takes for himself . The film consists of comedic highs and lows of these three friends attempting to slay each others bosses; however, in the end, the characters did not kill these “horrible bosses”, but discover new ways to illuminate the discomforts they once had at their respected workplaces. 

Dales Boss
(Ford, 2011)

The unique part of this movie is what it lacks in flashy high tech action scenes it makes up in simple humor. The movie can be viewed in full screen format, which allows for every detail in each scene to be shown clearly. Horrible Bosses does not use a wide variety of different technologies, contrary to what viewers may think when certain parts of the film, such as the spying scene, are viewed. There are numerous uses of diverse technologies, including a GPS in a car, which plays a major role in the entire movie. The sound quality of the movie was very smooth; however, as previously stated, the lack of action scenes could be considered a disadvantage when it comes to the audio experience of the movie. To counter the lack of action and sound, there is a wide variety of music that sounds crisp and is very catchy to the audience.

The most critical part of the movie, the climax at the end, was saved for the main characters by GPS in their car. The GPS is a system that has an operator at the other end of the line that helps the characters out in many situations. Gregory is the man behind the GPS, who is able to assist the main characters find a shady bar when they are searching for a hit-man. At the end of the movie, the GPS helps the police locate the characters’ location when Nick’s boss is pursuing them with a gun. It also serves as evidence that aids in putting Nick’s boss behind bars. Gregory has recorded every word of Nick’s boss’s confession to killing another man and attempting to kill the three main characters. This wonderful technology that many people take for granted in their car was able to save our main characters from going to jail. The GPS technology in the movies gives it a refreshing new spin on movies; instead of using some discrete technology like in James Bond movies, these characters use something that most people have in their vehicle. With the lack of special effects and the use of everyday items, it gives the viewers a feeling that the events that are taking place are things the audience could see themselves doing. Overall, this movie does a wonderful job of staying simple yet very entertaining to anyone who has worked for a boss that has made the workplace a living hell. 

Citation:

Ford, Allen. (2011). Movie Posters, October 25, 2011, from: http://www.filmofilia.com/six-new-horrible-bosses-character-posters-47187/

Internet Movie Databases. Horrible Bosses. (2011) October25, 2011, from: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1499658/