The story behind his Oedipal moniker is a highlight like the film, it’s not as dark as you imagine, but it will get you grinning.
If Spacey is essentially reprising his Swimming With Sharks (1994) VP-from-hell, no one does pitiless power-abuse better.Īs for Aniston, if you’ve seen the banana-teasing, hotdog-swallowing trailer, you’ve only seen half the lewd lengths she goes to as a gleefully irredeemable, meat-seeking missile.īesides this axis of evil, scenes are smoothly stolen by Jamie Foxx as ‘murder consultant’ Motherfucker Jones. Farrell wins the anti-vanity award, with a combover and pot-belly make-under. With our heroes styled as relatable everyguys (a Jason Bateman speciality), their tormentors are cackling devils. Yet it’s the bosses themselves having the most fun. Miami New Times Magazine broke the story of the script about Ehrlich’s life written by Erik Laibe and the potential mob angle in the O.J. But don’t expect the psychological nuance of vintage Hitchcock Seth Gordon’s (Four Christmases) revenge-com is pure and simple a vicarious fix for pissed-off wage-slaves everywhere. Ehrlich’s father worked for legendary Jewish mob boss Meyer Lansky and Charlie tuna grew up in the middle of a burgeoning Big Apple mob scene of the 1970s and early 80s. Swapping murders? It’s the same plot hook as Strangers On A Train and ‘remake’ Throw Momma From The Train (both slyly namedropped by the script). So beer buddies Nick, Dale and Kurt agree to slaughter each other’s supervisors. Corporate cog Nick (Jason Bateman) has a horrible boss: sadistic micro manager Harken (Kevin Spacey).ĭental assistant Dale (Charlie Day) has a horrible boss: sexual predator Julia (Jennifer Aniston).Īccountant Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) has a nice boss – fatherly Jack (Donald Sutherland) – but then the old boy clocks off permanently, leaving his corrupt douchebag of a son (Colin Farrell) in charge.Ĭlearly, the only solution is to kill these bosses, horribly.
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