Martin's Musings

Apparently, there are some people in the world who don’t like their job.

Imagine that.

These people are either going to really love Horrible Bosses, or cringe because it just hits too close to home.

In the film, three friends played by Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day, plot to kill their bosses because, well, those bosses are horrible people.

They’re overbearing, they’re abusive, they stifle growth, they demean, they’re disrespectful, they sexually harass, they insult … and that’s for starters.

To avoid getting caught, Nick, Kurt, and Dale (Bateman, Sudeikis, and Day’s characters, respectfully) take a cue from Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train and plot to murder each other’s boss.

But nothing goes as planned, of course. Continue reading →