Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) a (mildly) belated review

A while back my wife told me how surpsing and hilarious The Hangover was.  She caught it with some friends when it was originally released to theaters back in 2009 and, when the first sequel showed up in 2011, was curious to see it.

We did, and we both hated it.

Coincidentally (or…not…?) in 2011 another comedy was released, Horrible Bosses, and my wife managed to see that film with some friends as well.  She enjoyed it and, like The Hangover 2, was curious to see the sequel.  However, because of how absolutely laugh-free that film turned out to be, she was a little more cautious.

Nonetheless, we had Horrible Bosses 2 on our Netflix que and though the reviews for the film weren’t all that great and I worried I was heading into a repeat of the whole The Hangover 2 situation (having not seen the original Horrible Bosses and about to embark on seeing its sequel), I was even more cautious.

To make a long story short: Horrible Bosses 2 turned out to be a pleasant enough time killer provided you put your brain in neutral and ignore many of the film’s silly-to-the-point-of-completely-unbelievable plot progressions.

If it sounds like I’m not all that enthusiastic about going full bore reviewing the film, you’re right.  This film is far from a great work of comedy but it is good enough if you’re in the right frame of mind and don’t think too hard about what you’re seeing.  You will find a few things to laugh about but probably not all that much else.  And I couldn’t be happier the film wasn’t the humorless black hole that was The Hangover 2.

High praise indeed!

I have little doubt this film will be for the most part forgotten in another year or so (if it isn’t already), but what the hell…you don’t always get the filet mignon.