Horrible Bosses 2

Those three dim-bulb heroes (Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day) are back. This time the bane of their lives isn't their bosses, but an unscrupulous business partner and his son (Christoph Waltz, Chris Pine), who have just aced the trio out of a multimillion-dollar invention. Our boys plot revenge with their customary Murphy's Law ineptitude. Written by John Morris and director Sean Anders, the movie has the usual sequel pitfall—what was fresh in 2011 has gone a little stale, especially the stars' three-way motormouth banter—and it huffs and puffs a bit in finding ways to include the original co-stars (Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Jamie Foxx). Still, it's pretty funny (albeit less surprising), and Anders keeps the action prancing along smartly. Pine and Waltz show a nice flair for comedy.