“Horrible Bosses 2” is harsh and tasteless, not to mention broad and shameless, but that’s not a bad thing in this case. Softness and good taste, as well as restraint and carefulness, are the enemies of comedy, and “Horrible Bosses 2” is a very funny movie. [...] even better is the opportunity they give Jason Bateman to be the long-suffering straight man, with his comical look of deadpan exasperation. The last “Horrible Bosses” hardly left any room for a sequel, but screenwriters nonetheless find a way to maintain the basic situation of the original, while introducing new characters. Last time out, the trio worked for wages and had to contend with evil or demented bosses. Oozing beatific self-satisfaction as a millionaire businessman and investor, he lures the three into a trap from which they struggle to escape for the rest of the picture. “Horrible Bosses 2” becomes an extended caper movie, which is really an excuse for a series of comic set pieces, most of which hit the mark. [...] they take conventions from past movie chases — crossing tracks ahead of a speeding train, speeding through a locked gate, driving off an overpass — and do them differently. “Horrible Bosses 2” also has the distinction of being the first American movie to make a joke about the possibility of a future President Hillary Clinton.
“horrible Bosses 2” Review: A Very Funny Job This Time
By Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle Movies
Tue, 11/25/2014 - 12:30pm
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