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‘Horrible Bosses’
(continued from Entertainment page) just about language, which is pretty strong in this film: It’s about an adult approach to comedy. The protagonists are driven by more than their hormones. It’s not about getting the cheerleader captain into bed. They are older, settled into a lifestyle, or soon to be settled, and faced with workplace nightmares. With the existing economy, the viewer recognizes these guys cannot switch jobs easily so, in a sense, they are trapped, and that makes their predicament real.
“Horrible Bosses” has an unusually fine cast, which suggests that the actors thought highly of the script. The writers have taken care to make not only the three leads, but also the secondary characters, more than just joke-bouncing boards. Farrell’s Bobby is at heart a man who treats people in ways that don’t merely hurt, but are destructive. Spacey’s Harken is probably one of the worst employers ever featured in a movie. He is funny, of course, but undeniably evil. “Horrible Bosses” is not for those who are offended by strong content. However, it is a genuinely funny picture with plenty of laughs -- some of which are politically incorrect. that the Cassidys and nearly everyone else think Liam is a spaceman. Are they addled, or sweetly gullible? Performances range from acceptable to first-rate (Byrne), with the Carney brothers keeping up a quick pace. The only extras are director’s commentary and a theatrical trailer. “Melrose Place: The Sixth Season, Vol. 2” (Paramount Home Entertainment) is a three-disc set containing 12 episodes from the second half of the 1997-98 season. A spinoff from “Beverly Hills 90210,” “Melrose Place” debuted in July 1992. The cast included Heather Locklear, Andrew Shue, Jack Wagner, Lisa Rinna, Kelly Rutherford, Alyssa Milano, David Charvet, and Thomas Colabro. The stories involved the lives, careers, trials and tribulations of a group of young adults from various backgrounds residing in a trendy Los Angeles apartment complex. Lying, cheating, stealing, seduction, backstabbing, betrayal, and murder were common plot hooks.
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(continued from Restaurant page) assume he is an alien visiting Earth, but the “creature” is actually Liam Murphy (Simon Delaney), an escapee from an alcohol rehab clinic. Liam goes along with the misconception and passes himself off as an alien named Zonad, quickly becoming a local celebrity. He gets all the beer he wants, a nice place to live, and the endless attention of the women of the town. His primary interest is Jenny (Janice Byrne), the Cassidys’ teenage daughter. Everything seems to be going in Liam’s favor until a town resident becomes suspicious and a fellow escapee, Francis O’Connor (David Pearse), shows up claiming to be Zonad’s alien pal, Bonad. The film is amusing if you can get past the concept