Elements Bits: Horrible Bosses

Cast:

Jason Bateman - Nick Hendricks

Charlie Day - Dale Arbus

Jason Sudeikis - Kurt Buckman

Kevin Spacey - Dave Harken

Jennifer Aniston - Dr. Julia Harris

Colin Farrell - Bobby Pellitt

Jamie Foxx - Dean Jones

It's not often that you have a movie with this kind of mix in a cast; it's loaded and hilarious.

Nick works for Dave Harken and hopes to land the position of Senior Vice President in their company. Only problem is, his power hungry boss, who is already the president of the company, names himself as the SVP. Where else do you see a boss who tricks you into drinking scotch at 8 in the morning then blackmails you that you are an alcoholic and is not fit for the SVP position.

Dale works as an assistant to Dr. Julia Harris who is a dentist. Seems like a harmless job. Until J.Aniston starts talking dirty, seduces and harasses Dale. Up to the point wherein she too would blackmail Dale, that if he doesn't have sex with her, she will tell Dale's fiancee that they have an affair.

Kurt actually loves his job and his boss Jack Pellitt (Donald Sutherland), until Jack dies of a heart attack. So then Jack's son, Bobby Pellitt takes over the family business. A drug crazed womanizer, Bobby's only intention for the company is how he could milk every dollar for himself and his luxuries.

So the three decide to kill their bosses, but they would not want to leave a trace that would eventually lead to them. So they look for a hitman to the dirty work. Guess who they tap for the job? Jamie Foxx's character, Dean Jones. But after paying off the service fee, to their surprise, Mr. Dean Jones refuses to do the hit and just gives them these crazy advices on how to do it themselves. To make matters worse, Mr. Dean Jones isn't a hitman but a video pirate.

Now how will these three live with their bosses on a daily basis while plotting on how to get rid of them?

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Elements Bits number 1:

Be your own boss or be a schmuck. Being an employee is really not that bad; it would probably depend on the type of work you have. And besides, even if you are a president of the company, you still have to answer to the board of directors or the owners of the company themselves. Being your own boss means you have full control of what and when to do things. It surely has it's advantages but I feel that there is no real set of protocols that would govern your work life; unless you are very disciplined and you pretty much have your work ethics laid out.

There are certain limits when following orders from your boss. You may ask yourself the question if it is just and right before actually doing it. To share with you my opinions on this, click here: Following Orders vs. Following Principles

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Memorable Quotes:

Dave Harken: "I own you. Don't walk around thinking you have free will because you don't. I can crush you anytime I want. So settle in because you are in for a long haul."