This is a good movie! I am pleasantly surprised.
But the clothes and the hair and the make up, oh my! I thought Joan Cusack - Cyn was making fun of it but no, she took it seriously and too far.
Filmed at the height of 80s big hair and somehow exorcising the style with class, Working Girl could actually have been edgier (and thus better) by having some of the lies told towards the end be the truth. It's just a little too black and white and devoid of moral dilemma in its climax. A race to a happy ending, while from a mainstream perspective quite satisfying, makes the whole thing a bit inconsequential. Mike Nichols has his moments of flair, but we're generally very far from the cleverness of The Graduate. We're here for Melanie Griffith generating pathos as a secretary who wants more for herself. Sigourney Weaver has the funnier character, though supporting cast member Joan Cusack got my only real laughs. Harrison Ford's comedy mostly falls flat, but I like the humor at his expense, portrayed as a beefcake with a pheromonal aura women can't help but notice - it's fun. Working Girl is a good-hearted working class fantasy filled with watchable stars (and one unwatchable day player), and an amusing sitcom premise.
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Camille Deadpan
This is a good movie! I am pleasantly surprised.But the clothes and the hair and the make up, oh my! I thought Joan Cusack - Cyn was making fun of it but no, she took it seriously and too far.
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I've never seen anything that screamed out '80's' more than this movie.Taz21
This is one of those that gets better every time I see it.Siskoid
Filmed at the height of 80s big hair and somehow exorcising the style with class, Working Girl could actually have been edgier (and thus better) by having some of the lies told towards the end be the truth. It's just a little too black and white and devoid of moral dilemma in its climax. A race to a happy ending, while from a mainstream perspective quite satisfying, makes the whole thing a bit inconsequential. Mike Nichols has his moments of flair, but we're generally very far from the cleverness of The Graduate. We're here for Melanie Griffith generating pathos as a secretary who wants more for herself. Sigourney Weaver has the funnier character, though supporting cast member Joan Cusack got my only real laughs. Harrison Ford's comedy mostly falls flat, but I like the humor at his expense, portrayed as a beefcake with a pheromonal aura women can't help but notice - it's fun. Working Girl is a good-hearted working class fantasy filled with watchable stars (and one unwatchable day player), and an amusing sitcom premise.aryem
Based on...The American Dream.George Bailey
Harrison Ford. They were friends!allisoncm
Jon, what does Mike Nichols have to do with (John) Ford?