Working Girl
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Movie Reviews of Working Girl
Movie Review: Working Girl
Summary: 5 Stars
Very well done. Great acting and humorous. Simply quality entertainment and a must to see.Movie Review: Great service
Summary: 5 Stars
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Summary: 5 Stars
Luved this little quirky movie from the start and just had to add it to my collection.Movie Review: Revenge of the Underling
Summary: 4 Stars
There has been a time in most people's lives where they knew they could take on a responsibility if only they were given the chance. Such is the situation with Melanie Griffith, who has the ability to analyze disparate facts to determine the affect on a business. However, Melanie, playing secretary Tess McGill, is having trouble being recognized for her ability. Indeed, new boss Katharine Parker, excellently played by Sigourney Weaver, is stealing the best idea Tess ever had.
Near the beginning of this movie Tess receives one blow after another. She catches her boyfriend fooling around with another woman. When Tess' boss breaks her leg on a skiing trip and asks Tess to handle a few personal matters, Tess discovers that Katharine has stolen what Tess believes is a great idea, after leading Tess to believe that she has a chance to truly contribute. Since Katharine will be out for a few weeks until she can fly back from Europe, Tess decides to take her idea back and make it her own.
Tess contacts Jack Trainer, wonderfully played by Harrison Ford, a usually no-nonsense businessman who is good at executing business deals. Of course Tess has to get Jack to believe that she is an experienced executive, and with her plucky fearlessness she leads many of the escapades it takes to get Oren Trask (Philip Bosco) to listen to their plan to buy a string of radio stations.
We know that sooner or later someone is going to discover Tess' deception, and the near misses with discovery increase until Tess makes a fatal mistake by leaving her planner in Katharine's apartment. The movie's pace accelerates substantially until the humorous and satisfying ending.
The plot in this nicely paced movie moves along briskly, not allowing you to think too long about the risks that Tess is taking and how unlikely some of the situations might be. In fact, the plot is careful to make every step as plausible as possible, and I cheered her on from beginning to end. One of the interesting aspects of how Tess was portrayed is her style. Tess is blonde and Katharine Parker is brunette. Tess talks slowly, and at first glance an uninformed person might even think she is also mentally slow, but the contrast to fast talking and arrogant Katharine is intentional so that when Tess' abilities are revealed and her confidence bursts through her normally quiet demeanor we are pleased and just a little surprised. The execution of this transition is humorously well-handled and effective.
This 1988 movie features a heavy cast of well-known actors, including Alec Baldwin as Tess' macho boyfriend Mike Dugan, Joan Cusack as best friend Cyn, Kevin Spacey and Olympia Dukakis, to name a few. Some of the characters are deliberately campy and stereotypical to heighten the contrast and the humor.
The movie was nominated for multiple Oscars, including Best Picture, Actress, and Supporting Actress, but only Carly Simon's excellent song "Let the River Run" won. While the movie is good and worth watching more than once, it is a bit short for Best Picture and Actress. However, Cusack and Weaver both deserved their nominations for best supporting actress and Weaver especially could have won.
Enjoyable watching for those who know they could take only greater challenges if they had the chance, or took the chance, this movie is a humorous winner.
Movie Review: The film works; it really does...
Summary: 4 Stars
`Working Girl' is smarter and funnier than I would have guessed it to be. It has charm I didn't expect to find within it's interior, and while it's not a perfect piece it leaves little to be adamantly upset about for there really isn't much here to dislike or find fault with. The acting is collectively great, even Harrison Ford delivering a layer of finesse I didn't think he possessed (I've never been a huge fan myself, but he sold me here). Sure, parts of the film will have you scratch your head a bit, but not anymore than you would when watching pretty much any other film.
The story centers around Tess McGill, a young secretary who dreams of making it in the working world. Her means of making it though (hard work and determination) are met with adversity every step of the way. She begins working for Katherine Parker who is more than willing to hear Tess out when she has any ideas, but when she finds out that Katherine has stolen her idea and plans to pitch it as her own she calculates a way to take her proposition back. When Katherine is injured on vacation and her return is delayed Tess uses the opportunity to pose as her boss and pitch the idea herself.
The film is a joyful and fun film, one that will make you enjoy your time in front of the television. Across the board each actor delivers. Like I mentioned, I'm not a huge Ford fan. I find him a little dull, but he was charming here and believably witty, and I liked that. Joan Cusack (I just LOVE her) is hilarious in her scene stealing role as Cyn, Tess' best friend. Melanie Griffith handles her leading role graciously, maybe a little too graciously. You can tell that she was so happy she received the part that she kind of stood aback, never really sinking her teeth into the part for fear of overdoing it and blowing the whole thing. She does well, but she never truly gets lost in the role. Not the same can be said for Sigourney Weaver who blew me away here. Her performance was best in show, by a long shot, and deserved the Oscar for which she was nominated. She really took control of her character and gave it everything she had. You can tell that she enjoys the part she was given, and thus we enjoy her.
I have to mention that there are a lot of big name actors here who have very limited screen time. Oliver Platt is in one scene, as is Kevin Spacey and Olympia Dukakis, and Alec Baldwin and Philip Bosco are minimally used, and then you have actors like Ricki Lake and David Duchovny that are merely seen in passing glance. Of these I must single out Kevin Spacey who was so ferociously mesmerizing in his single scene that I wish his part would have been expanded. He was hilarious and eye-catching. No wonder he blew up in such a huge way.
`Working Girl' has a moral it purposes to teach the audience; that anyone can make it with a lot of heart and determination, and what other message is more becoming than that? There are moments where it feels generic and a little overdone, but it's enjoyable no matter which way you slice or dice it, and it's a film you won't regret taking the time to soak in. If anything, watch it or Weaver's scene stealing performance; a performance that deserves all the attention it can garner.