One of 2014's most idiotic and unnecessary sequels, this action-comedy caper reunites Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day—the three beleaguered underlings who decided to kill their bosses in the raunchy 2011 original. Tired of working for oppressive supervisors, Nick (Bateman), Kurt (Sudeikis) and Dale (Day) have formed their own company—built around a self-shampooing shower head invention called Shower Buddy—but they need a wealthy investor to manufacture and distribute their product. Enter formidable CEO Bert Hanson (Christoph Waltz), who offers to bankroll the first 100,000 units for $3 million—only to back out of the deal and try to steal their business. With no legal recourse, the trio decide to kidnap Hanson's pompous playboy son, Rex (Chris Pine), demanding $500,000 ransom, but find that Rex hates his dad as much as they do. Once again, the guys seek advice from seedy characters played by Jamie Foxx and Kevin Spacey. And Jennifer Aniston reprises her role as Dr. Julia Harris, a sexually rapacious dentist. The problem here is that director Sean Anders's revenge fantasy is just not funny, instead trolling for cheap, vulgar laughs with cringe-worthy misogynistic dialogue, particularly a barrage of tasteless jokes about rape and race. Optional, at best. [Note: DVD/Blu-ray extras include an “Endless Laughter Guaranteed!” behind-the-scenes featurette (18 min.), and trailers. Exclusive to the Blu-ray release are both the theatrical and extended cut versions of the film, the production segments “Off the Cuff: One-Liners You Didn't See” (18 min.), “High-Speed Crash Course” (3 min.), “Let the Sexual Healing Begin” (3 min.), “Who Invented the Shower Buddy” (2 min.), and “Nick Kurt Dale INC: Employee Testimonials” (2 min.), the brief “Shower Buddy Infomercial,” and bonus DVD and UltraViolet copies of the film. Bottom line: a solid extras package for an unnecessary sequel.] (S. Granger)
Horrible Bosses 2
Warner, 108 min., R, DVD: $28.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo: $35.99, Feb. 24 Volume 30, Issue 2
Horrible Bosses 2
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