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The Playwright pub will be serving again Saturday ... Jackson County waits for court ruling on GMO ban ... Dodge named national NAIA player of the year ... The Playwright pub will be serving again Saturday ... Jackson County waits for court ruling on GMO ban ... Movie review: Outrageous comedy, dirty words make 'Horrible Bosses 2' tick Comment DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Nov. 26, 2014 @ 12:01 am Posted Nov. 26, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Social News By Ed Symkus More Content Now Here’s why “Horrible Bosses” did so well when it was released in 2011, pulling in more than $200 million at the box office: It was a comedy that started out with an outrageous subject – badly treated workers ineptly planning to kill their bosses – then regularly ramped up the outrageousness. The bosses (Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell) were indeed horrible, and that part of the humor was a little sadistic. Their employees (Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day) were loveable schnooks. We were on their side from the start, partly because we identified with them (I’ve sure had my share of horrible bosses), partly because the three actors had such chemistry between them, whether they were plotting with, bickering with or slapping each other. All three are back in “Horrible Bosses 2”: Bateman’s Nick remains what passes for the brains of the outfit, the concerned member of the trio; Sudeikis’ Kurt is the opportunist who doesn’t think things through and is confident all will work out fine; Day’s Dale is still an excitable boy. Two of their former bosses are still with us, Spacey’s Dave continues to spit vitriol on them, but now from behind bars, and Aniston’s Julia keeps upping the count of her sexual conquests, even though her dentist office now doubles as a sex addicts meeting center. The big gag here is that our three stooges are now the bosses – their own bosses. And they’re as inept at that as they were at trying to be murderers before. They’re going into business for themselves, having come up with one of those products that are only sold on late-night TV or in catalogs filled with useless gift ideas. Raunchy sight gags pop up right away, as does the familiar, freewheeling, and most definitely ad-libbed camaraderie between the guys. To make matters better (for us) and worse (for them), there are new characters: the father-son team of the Hansons, Bert (Christoph Waltz) and Rex (Chris Pine). They’re the money men who will front the bill for our heroes to manufacture and distribute their product. Well, no, actually, they’re the money men who will take our guys to the laundry, then soak them. Let me describe them better: Handsome, full-of-himself Rex is a jerk. Ruthless, manipulative Bert is a snake. The gist of the film is that it’s a study of what happens when things go wrong, then get worse, then go rolling down a hill into an abyss, gaining speed as they go. The trick here is to keep things funny, and that part never flags. The dialogue is snappy, the situations are ridiculous (as are the characters), and it all keeps getting more and more frantic. The crime at the center is kidnapping. Our bumblers set their sights on Rex, with intentions of rendering him unconscious, grabbing him, and holding him for ransom, in order to get back what was taken from them by his insanely-wealthy dad. Simple plan, done by simpletons. Things immediately go awry when they try to steal some knockout gas at sex-crazed Julia’s office. This provides ample opportunity for the reintroduction of Aniston’s character, who casually and comically delivers dialogue so foul, it would make Quentin Tarantino blush. You name it, it goes wrong. For instance when’s the last time you saw a comedy in which desperate kidnappers inadvertently become confused victims? Things get really dark (as they did in the first film), but stay very funny. One of the film’s surefire tricks to keep us giggling is to regularly keep Bateman, Sudeikis, and Day crammed together in one shot, always looking uncomfortable. A brilliant idea was to add Chris Pine to the mix, here showing off both a comic and dangerous edge. But best of all is the return of Jamie Foxx as former “murder consultant” now turned “kidnapping consultant” Motherf----- Jones. Once again, he’s got the best name and the best part. Ed Symkus covers movies for More Content Now. HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 Written by Sean Anders and John Morris; directed by Sean Anders With Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Chris Pine, Jennifer Aniston, Christoph Waltz Rated R DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Nov. 26, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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