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 Lindsay Sloane as Stacy Arbus  Keegan-Michael Key as Mike  Kelly Stables as Rachel  Lennon Parham as Roz  Suzy Nakamura as Kim Horrible Bosses 2 received mixed reviews from critics, with many criticizing its offensive jokes about rape, but praising the cast, with Pine's performance in particular. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 35% rating, based on 135 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. The site's consensus reads, "Horrible Bosses 2 may trigger a few belly laughs among big fans of the original, but all in all, it's a waste of a strong cast that fails to justify its own existence." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 40 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter said, "The jokes start growing stale well before the film's midpoint." Justin Chang of Variety called the film an "inane and incredibly tasteless sequel." Dan Callahan of TheWrap told that "the result is puerile, ugly and painfully unfunny." Moira MacDonald of The Seattle Times gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying "Lots of gags fly by, many of them in questionable taste (some downright offensive) and most of them unfunny." Claudia Puig of USA Today gave the film one out of four stars, saying "This illconceived sequel to 2011's