Horrible Bosses
Starring: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudekis, Charlie Day, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx
Directed by: Seth Gordon
Plot: Three friends each have a nightmare of a boss at their job and, after getting drunk and talking to a hitman, decide to kill each other’s bosses.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 75%
Critic Consensus: “It’s nasty, uneven, and far from original, but thanks to a smartly assembled cast that makes the most of a solid premise, Horrible Bosses works”
Zookeeper
Starring: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Ken Jeong, Donnie Wahlberg, Adam Sandler
Directed by: Frank Coraci
Plot: NYC Zookeeper Griffin Keyes decides that the only way to get the girl of his dreams is to leave his job at the zoo but the animals, who love him, reveal that they can talk to help him with his girl problem and keep him at the zoo.
RT Freshness: 14%
Critic Consensus: “Zookeeper smothers Kevin James’ inherent likability with its sodden script and a surfeit of jokes inappropriate for the young viewers who might be intrigued by its juvenile storyline”
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