chronovore | movies on a plane (Reply)

Horrible Bosses (1) - A fun, by-the-numbers comedy which openly acknowledges its connection to Strangers on a Train, only to throw most of that connection out the window before the halfway mark. Jamie Foxx’s “‘Motherfucker’ Jones” character was a highlight. Bonus points for Kevin Spacey as a believable dickbag boss, and double-bonus points if I can find a supercut of Jennifer Aniston’s horny dentist clips on YouTube.

Horrible Bosses 2 - I lasted the first 10 minutes, as the tone had changed to some kind of three-man Dumb and Dumber sight gag comedy, with fake gay sex on live morning TV as an opener.

The November Man - Pierce Brosnan as a CIA assassin, protecting Olga Kurylenko from... well, eventually everyone else in the cast. It’s not a bad movie, but several clichés I’d hoped would not come into play did. The action sequences were good, and most of the spy craft was kept believable, including a couple of red herrings thrown in for good measure. It’s possibly down to direction, but the acting is very ham-handed across the board. Olga Kurylenko never had a chance, because she’s inherently awful, but even Bronson and the CIA boss, Bill Smitrovich, I’ve seen be able to act, but not so much here.