Great as they are with the quips and seemingly off-the-cuff little remarks, Bateman and Sudeikis could easily have been replaced with, say, Vince Vaughn and Paul Rudd. But Charlie Day is another story. If you watch It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (as my husband does), you’re quite familiar with this guy. For the rest of us, he’s a total unknown, which is actually refreshing. Next to his co-stars’ much more understated, sarcastic performances, his high-pitched, neurotic, borderline hysteria makes him the standout. Sort of like Steve Carell without the baggage of recognition from previous high profile characters. It's fun to discover great new comedic talent, isn't it?
You know how they say in real estate, it’s all about location location location? Well, this movie is all about casting casting casting. The writing is silly enough, but without the actors they chose to play the bosses, I don’t think it would’ve worked so well. The role of the psycho, man-eating, nymphomaniac boss could’ve been played well by a multitude of sultry actresses, but seeing girl-next-door, romantic-comedy-princess Jennifer Aniston in the role just elevates it to another level. Shock value, maybe? Kevin Spacey’s character is especially evil, which isn’t really a stretch for him, but when he laughs so hysterically and convincingly in Jason Bateman’s face for referring to his dead grandmother as “Gam-Gam,” he shows his true genius. But, best of all… Colin The-hottest-badboy-Irishman-on-the-planet Ferrell as a disgusting, fat, sloppy, heartless cokehead with a horrific comb-over? Pure. Comedy. Gold.
Will it be ranked among the funniest films ever? Nah. But I’m a sucker for a movie with a strong cast whose sole mission is to crack you up. No message, no moral, no attempt to win any awards. Everybody looked like they had an absolute blast making this, and that energy certainly carries over into the audience.
Just fun!
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