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Horrible Bosses 2
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2014
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Horrible Bosses 2
Positive Reviews
41
Negative reviews
50
Average Rating
2.4
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2.8
It may or may not be art, but its definitely Horrible Bosses 2: a comedy borderline enough for a good mood to make it pass as agreeably silly and for ..
Av Club
3.2
Its the small, tossed off moments Batemans deadpan mugging, Days frenzied cluelessness, and Sudeikis smarmy one liners that land the best.
EW
2.5
Without those extremes to offset the straight guys at the center, this sequel gets surprisingly boring very, very quickly.
Rogerebert
1.5
At the risk of suggesting that Horrible Bosses 2 has a compelling reason to exist, its worth noting that the movie does function, on one level, as an ..
Variety
2.0
The energetic thrill of feeling like youre getting away with something is gone, replaced with actors poking fun at the script instead of each other.
We Got This Covered
1.0
As always, the end credits outtakes attest that the cast found it all hilarious.Good for them.
The Guardian
4.0
A crazily farcical plot delivers big comedy dialogue scenes and gags.
The Guardian
4.0
Now they want to be free of the tyranny of bosses and to work for themselves, marketing their own unfortunate invention, a shower buddy. But they find ..
The Guardian
1.3
The immediate lesson is obvious: Theres absolutely no way to not end up getting screwed over by the American dream.
1.9
If youre not down with dirty and more than a few dashes of dimwitted naivete youll be spit out of luck in a drain circling spiral of cheap laughs, coa ..
2.0
Dull, monotonous sequels to sharp, inventive comedies are as American as income inequality and lousy workplace politics.
Vulture
2.0
Aside from the easily relatable wish fulfillment inherent in the franchises premise, the simplicity of the movies setups represents a consistent virtu ..
The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
The humor ranges from situational gags to wordplay both clever and juvenile.
1.5
Horrible Bosses 2, one of the sloppiest and most unnecessary Hollywood sequels ever made, isnt dirtier or more offensive than its 2011 forerunner. But ..
The New York Times
1.8
Horrible Bosses 2 is instructional in this regard, so for the humor impaired itll be a godsend.Why bother paying attention to the comic beats when the ..
Paste Magazine
3.3
In terms of sheer comedy, the gags range from pretty funny to downright offensive.
IGN
1.0
A sequel with a sole and blatant reason to exist, which is that the first one did quite well. They know it, we know it, and they know that we know it.
Telegraph
3.0
Theyre not dumb as in Dumb and Dumber, but theyre not too bright either.
3.8
The new movie jettisons all serious aspiration and simply embraces absurdity.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Your opinion of this unasked for but likable comedy sequel depends entirely on whether your reaction to the statement Its better than the first one is ..
3.0
Belongs to that rare collection of comedy sequels that are as good, if not slightly better, than their successful predecessors.
Cinema Blend
3.0
Chemistry is always crucial, but its even more important in todays high concept comedy.
Ny Daily News
3.0
Comedy sequels have been facing a bad stigma ever since The Hangover 2: audiences are understandably jaded that a second chapter is going to rehash mu ..
Screen Rant
1.3
The funny film fared well at the box office, which means a sequel is something of a sure thing commercially.The follow ups improbable story involves k ..
The Globe And Mail
3.0
In fact, Pines performance is engaging, as is Kevin Spaceys role as Nicks jailed former boss Dave, who the three seek advice from.The jokes in the fil ..
2.5
The many improvisations are rarely much more than passably funny.
Rogers Movie Nation
1.9
Of the newcomers, only Chris Pines hyperkinetic performance as the amped up Rex is worth mentioning.
ReelViews
1.2
The production elects for pure laziness, trusting audiences will be sufficiently razzled dazzled by a return visit to the bottom of the barrel, now 20 ..
Blu Ray
2.0
This is the sort of slapdash comedy in which characters get smarter or stupider from one scene to the next, depending on the script demands.
Chicago Reader
3.1
Its for the better because this sequel is, at times, almost as funny as its predecessor.
Mark Reviews Movies
1.5
Pines overly manic and Waltz is more of a straight man than a humorous horrible boss.
1.3
But worse than being unfunny and money grubbing, this sequel is misogynistic and occasionally racist.
Usa Today
3.1
Far more problematic is the films almost total lack of laughs, as director Sean Anders, working from David Caspes screenplay, places a consistent emph ..
Reel Film Reviews
1.0
There is something efficiently literal about the title Horrible Bosses.Its like Bad Lieutenant or Snakes on a Plane or Attack of the 50ft Woman: a tit ..
The Times
3.0
It offers wide scope for silliness, and the laughs come off the conveyer belt at a steady rate, but theyre of varying quality.
Radio Times
2.5
An overly chatty, often wink wink affair that succeeds only so far as each audience member is able to tolerate the lazy hijinks and rehashed plot elem ..
Screen It
2.5
Its not enough to describe Dead Man as simply an anti western; its an iconoclastic deconstruction of late 19th Century American values and mores, many ..
Pop Matters
1.5
Unfortunately, thats exactly what the creators of these two movies wanted their cast to do, and the result is puerile, ugly and painfully unfunny.
The Wrap
2.5
Its starting to look a lot better now that this sequel has arrived.
News Day
1.3
All would have been required to keep me in my seat if it werent my job to report back on this factory issued sequel.
New York Post
2.0
Every now and then a laugh breaks through the thick cover of mediocrity. But for the most part, it all falls flat.
Az Central
2.0
The movie has a few comic moments there are enough gags, one liners and set ups for a trailer but theres a lot to endure in between.
Smh
3.8
Three years after its nauseating yet popular original installment, Horrible Bosses 2 reunites the cast members in a juvenile, generic and outrageously ..
Star Tribune
3.5
This may not descend to quite those cinematic depths of terribleness, but it cannot be an unexpected total misfire from a filmmaker so tone deaf as to ..
1.3
Horrible Bosses 2 is simply way too much of a crude thing and it doesnt even make sense.
Toronto Star
2.0
The slapstick and pratfalls are brilliantly done and it is all joyously funny and charming, whether or not you think our marmalade loving hero looks l ..
Daily Mail
2.0
If anything suggests how limp it is, its the end credits featuring the now traditional outtakes.Even they barely raise a smile.
Flim List
2.5
Horrible Bosses 2 is an inferior sequel in nearly every way it has less laughs, less chemistry, and a much less compelling story, which doesnt even ge ..
Film Inquiry
3.0
Its pretty silly, but I had fun with this madcap comedy, largely due to its likeable cast that lets us tag along with the improbable premise
4.0
The ending to the film certainly lends itself the opportunity, but most importantly this movie was satisfying enough to warrant production of a third ..
Flickering Myth
2.5
Horrible Bosses 2 has ditched its predecessors universality, but kept its amiable good will.
Time
1.0
Three stooges Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day) spend so much time bickering, shouting and arguing that you can only ..
Express
1.5
Skip this part of the holiday feeding frenzy; seconds of Horrible Bosses will just give you gas and guilt, without even the pleasure of the moment for ..
The Film Stage
3.1
A new misadventure whose negligibly refined formula somehow ends up being more consistently entertaining.
Boston Globe
3.2
Basically 108 minutes of the cast playing grabass, but at least they look like theyre having fun. Its okay for an airplane movie.
Uproxx
1.5
The fact that the sequel is a messy, dull, instantly forgettable trifle somehow makes it the perfect follow up to the original its just as horrible.
Blogs Indie Wire
1.5
Horrible Bosses 2 doesnt even have that much going for it, and it doesnt have any good ideas to offer as replacements.
Las Vegas Weekly
4.8
Horrible Bosses 2 probably wasnt an essential sequel, but it delivers major laughs and tops its predecessor in nearly every way.
Lyles Movie Files
3.0
Its (intentionally) silly.All the cast are good, but Day is still my favourite.
Standard
2.5
They feel like they are the bare minimum version of what could be very, very funny, and it frustrates me more than it makes me laugh.
Hit Fix
3.0
The success of the first installment guarantees the sequel is going to open well.
Forbes
2.0
You would think that the addition of new recruits such as Pine and Waltz would uptick the funny factor for Horrible Bosses 2, but the movie never real ..
Herald Sun
2.8
It was a sordid tale that turned surprisingly charming by the time the credits rolled.
Consequence Of Sound
1.9
But even typecasting aside, this is strictly a by the numbers, squeeze out some more money sequel.
Nj
1.0
Nothing special, but easy to indulge in, harmless fun that did its job effectively.
Hey U Guys
2.5
The three leads never stop talking, as rapidly as possible, and the constant riffing wears thin.
Oregon Live
2.5
Its not as stupid as an Adam Sandler or Melissa McCarthy movie that makes you want to claw your eyes out, but neither is it something youll remember i ..
Maki At The Movies
2.0
Just three years after the smart, blackly comic Horrible Bosses, heres a sequel that feels designed to untrouble your funny bone.Calling it unfunny do ..
Mirror
3.0
The comedy gold, that is a except its actually more like polished brass and some of the jokes are way too cheap and easy.
Digital Spy
3.0
JUST ABOUT GOOD UN Comedy sequels are possibly cinemas most thankless gigs.
Games Radar
1.5
Horrible Bosses 2 is a different sort of disappointing, a sequel that doesnt repeat enough.
Tamp A Bay
2.0
There are some laughs to be had (stay for the closing credit bloopers), but the really memorable belly laughs are few and far between.
Nz Herald
3.1
Way, way too frequently the movie drops in racial humor or homophobia, and its not in the service of button pushing black comedy.Its dumb writers bein ..
Red Eye Chicago
1.9
Its predecessor did not exactly leave the biggest of shoes to fill, but the film still comes up short.
Dustin Put Man
2.5
But then everything about this film is underwritten, relying on cheap gags and trite slapstick.
Contact Music
3.8
Just like the first film, it all degenerates into a complete farce with plenty of laughs.Director Seth Gordon didnt return for this sequel (he was off ..
The Film Pie
1.5
Ribald yet frantically unfunny, it wears out its welcome within the first five minutes, and never comes close to gaining it back.
The Dissolve
1.5
Its not without a few decent laughs, making it hard to dismiss entirely.
Cinemix Tape
2.0
But even if it never needed exist at all, it does get better, and not only because its not simply a retread of a movie that could never retreaded anyw ..
Metro New York
1.9
Of course, in reality things dont go as smoothly, leading up to the comedys sole surprise, an actual murder.Bateman and Sudeikis recycle their charact ..
Daily Herald
3.0
This is a movie that knows it shouldnt really exist, but damn it, it might as well have fun if it must.
The Shiz Nit
1.8
Familiarity is the enemy of laughter, and this time the enemy has won: Horrible Bosses 2 is a textbook example of a lazy comedy sequel.
Crave Online
2.0
Horrible Bosses 2s affected zaniness/stupidity makes it exhausting and ultimately, a mite tedious.
The Ooh Tray
1.0
Its kind of sad when you find yourself nodding in agreement with the characters were supposed to be booing.
Or Lando Weekly
2.5
Its hard to imagine fans of the first movie not laughing a lot less at this one.
reason
2.5
Second, the Horrible Bosses series wont wear as well.Viewers who enjoy the incessant riffing of the three likable leads with funny assists from suppor ..
Seven Day Svt
1.5
Unfortunately, not even the proven chemistry of its cast can redeem this formulaic comedy con job, one thats totally unworthy of your time and, perhap ..
Concrete Play Ground
1.0
It wasnt risque in a clever way, instead it bordered on offensive but just about got away with it.
Fan The Fire Magazine
4.5
The three leads go above and beyond in making sure this sequel is entertaining and not derivative of the first film.
Media Mikes
2.0
Horrible Bosses 2 is similar to The Hangover Part II, where a group of guys goes through a harrowing life or death experience, only to choose to do it ..
Blog Bullz Eye
2.5
Their bittersweet mojo makes the story bearable as the plot grows sillier and more strained.Even well executed male bonding can grow stale.
Hollywood Into To
3.5
The sequel is much funnier.Using the same three characters from the original, the plot is looser and more carefree than its predecessor which lets the ..
Johnhanlon Reviews
3.5
Still, the payoffs in laughs is remains well above average for what passes as a comedy these days.
Toledo Blade
1.5
You cant sing the same note over and over and expect to be entertaining.The jokes are insufferable.
Movie Chambers
2.5
If you want to define Hollywood mediocrity, it might look something like this: competently shot and executed, but utterly lacking in soul or verve or ..
Free Beacon
1.0
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Richard Roeper
3.0
The lack of character arc for Sudekis and the missing brain cells for Days character undermine what could have been the best comedy of the yearhowever ..
Schmoes Know
2.2
But a six to one return on investment pretty much guaranteed a follow up.
Metro Times
2.5
No, a sequel wasnt required, but strong ticket sales will do that to a movie.
Ut Sandiego
2.5
If, however, you believe nothing is sacred when it comes to comedy, then Horrible Bosses 2 will provide you a few laugh out loud moments, but not enou ..
Abc News Go
3.0
Hilarious, right.Much to my own personal shame, I did actually find it kinda funny.
The Mercury
3.5
But Horrible Bosses 2 isnt the disposable sequel you might expect it to be and instead actually elicits bigger laughs than the original film.
Showbiz Junkies
1.5
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The Monitor
3.2
A terrific performance may be beside the point in such a picture, but Pine gives one.
Charlotte Observer
2.0
Things go wrong in Horrible Bosses sequel, in more ways than one Horrible Bosses 2 Starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day Directed by ..
Neils Entertainment Picks
3.8
Comedy is hard, and comedy sequels are harder.There has to be some element of freshness and surprise to a comedy, yet a sequel by definition has to ha ..
Madison Movie
3.8
Preposterous and completely contrived. However, it is hilarious, and being funny makes up for many many sins (unless your name is Bill Cosby).
Dcw50
2.5
Nick, Kurt, Dale and Rexs imagined fantasy of an ultra slick ransom drop is crushed in practice; a genuinely funny escalating series of disappointment ..
Quick Flix
3.8
Horrible Bosses 2 stars, from left, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day and Jason Bateman as friends who resort to kidnapping as a way to revenge a business s ..
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