Working Girl (1988)

This is arguably a masterpiece, it embodies everything good about the 1980's. It has a sentimental idealism about love and makes you remember the fame era New York that we all remember along with leg warmers from our youth. This film has excitement, interest, and excellent humor. How good is this movie? Even a gifted director couldn't hurt it. Mike Nochols does a fantastic job of making these varied talents meld into magnificense. Sigourney Weaver does a fantastic job being someone the viewer will detest by the middle of the movie, and soon disdain will turn into anger. Harrison Ford does his part very well too. 'Mr.Trask' is very well played by the actor doing his role. Acting is very good in this movie.This film has uplifting music, a Cinderella-esque story-line and some great views of New York. Needless to say, this is the film that made Melanie Griffith's career. She became an A-list star after turning in this moving performance. With her very pretty original face, she plays the working girl with a realism, sweetness, and vulnerability. Most importantly, her character is smart and tough, but endearing. Alec Baldwin is hot in his supporting role. Joan Cusak is hilarious. Old fashioned by today's standards with no CGI, just good story, dialogue and acting. Has a memorable song by Carly Simon. Every inch an 80's film.Overall rating: 9 out of 10.

I really adore this movie and good Lord, so many people with big hair back then! Joan Cusack didn't look too bad with that hairstyle, she really looked so hip back then! Who knew she would be known as the voice of Jessy in Toy Story within the next decade?! Honestly I'm happy she was discovered and of course, part of my childhood. Anyways I love how Sigourney Weaver was just the bad sexy villain in this, she is just stunning like, why did Harrison have to deny her? Haha I liked how the story was set, especially the beginning where we can see a close up of the Statue of Liberty and the whole view of New York in the 80's. It's such a shame that the twin towers are not there anymore and the fact, it said some of the scenes took place in one of the towers offices. It's just amazing in movies on how you don't mind the background set, unless you read it somewhere to find out that there's a history behind it all!I loved the acting, the romance and the humour in this film. It deserves a 9/10 from me definitely ;)

When a secretary (Melanie Griffith)'s idea is stolen by her boss (Sigourney Weaver), she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.The 1980s were a strange decade, and this film proves it. Apparently you can make a movie about bad hair and funny voices, and get multiple Oscar nominations -- including Best Picture. I didn't actively start watching the Oscar nominees until around 2010, but I can't see this one being in the same league as any of those...Not saying this is a bad movie, mind you. The plot is pretty decent (and has that 80s "big business" motif going on). I always like seeing Harrison Ford, especially before he starting looking like a grandfather who chases teen girls. (Ford is 15 years older than Griffith, but it's not as obvious in this movie.)

Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) starts a new job with Petty Marsh who are a mergers & acquisitions company. Her boss Katharine Parker (Sigourney Weaver) breaks her leg in a skiing accident and asks Tess to take care of things in her absence. However, when Tess discovers that Katharine is passing off one of Tess's 'acquisition' ideas as her own, she assumes Katharine's position whilst she's laid up in hospital and with the help of Jack Trainer (Harrison Ford) Tess is intent on sealing the deal without Katharine.Aside from being boring, the screenplay for this film is so badly written & unconvincing that it's just laughable. Let's take a look at a few examples;1) Katharine tells Tess that she can be in charge of the company whilst she's laid up in hospital (even though she's only been in the job 5 minutes). Is this really believable?2) Katharine allows Tess to access her apartment to sort out her dry cleaning etc even though she's left audio evidence of her deceit and has also left evidence of her deceit on her home computer. Why would she allow Tess access to her apartment knowing that this evidence is there in her apartment and knowing that Tess could access it? It's just stupid beyond belief.3) Tess and Jack end up hooking up together even though their initial encounter is based on deceit, deceit and more deceit. Yeah right!! It just got worse and worse as it went along.Aside from the scripting problems, the film was just downright boring. The story wasn't particularly interesting - in fact it got so bad that I was considering stopping watching this film at about the 1 hour mark. I decided to persevere hoping that it would improve, but it never did. Griffith & Ford just shared no chemistry, their romance was ridiculous and all of the characters were nasty and unlikeable.The only very slight positive is that it's a 'feel good' film in the sense of getting one over on one's boss and it's certainly noteworthy. However in this film it takes a long, boring and ridiculous route in order to reach its rather obvious conclusion.