Davis P Classic 80s Melanie Griffith movie Working Girl is a very well acted comedy that will entertain. Griffith does a wonderful job with the lead performance, and the supporting cast shines as well. Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Cusack are all very good in their roles. I especially enjoyed Cusack and her comical performance as Griffith's's best friend. She has many clever funny lines of dialogue that fit the essence of Joan very well. Weaver turns in a good, believable performance as the boss lady, and Harrison isn't bad? I wouldn't say that his performance is quite to the level of the others, but that certainly doesn't mean he is lackluster. Oh and I almost forgot about Alec Baldwin, he is a supporting character here too, one of his earliest roles. The writing is pretty good, it's comical the majority of the film, with occasional scenes that are serious. The film is very 80s, hopefully you know what I mean when I say that. Complete with many 80s pop culture references, the style of the clothes (especially Joan Cusack), and music filled sequences, meaning the nude vacuuming. I think that if you are a fan of movies from the 1980s, and of the cast members, then you'll enjoy this film. 7/10.

mark.waltz Upon first glance of executive Sigourney Weaver, you half expect her to be the hard nosed bitch boss to work for, and when Melanie Griffith gets the job as her new secretary, she's flabbergasted by Weaver's instant good nature. But this woman is a phony, and it's fun to watch Weaver be exposed for all her passive/aggressive niceness that is really more fake than most Hollywood starlet's hair colors. This is the big corporate world of New York City where finding how to succeed in business can really bring you instant enemies through the petty jealousies that take over the human soul. Griffith's just been fired for her humiliation for a sexually aggressive male executive at her previous firm, and her employment agent (Olympia Dukakis in an amusing cameo) gives her one last chance with a very strict warning that it will be her last chance.In her new company, she's made privy to every inside secret that Weaver knows, and it appears that this seemingly great lady is mentoring her for something beyond being a secretary. When Griffith takes Weaver's offer of sharing her opinions of how to advertise, Weaver turns it around and makes it her own idea, and that brings upon initial shock then revenge as the seemingly ditzy Melanie turns the tables, both personally and professionally, going after Weaver's man (Harrison Ford) as well. She pretends to be an executive with the same firm to get close to Ford and pretty soon, they are sharing more than just business meetings. But deception is always exposed, and for both Weaver and Griffith, one will fall and one will rise based upon that deception.This is so funny and true, and having worked in corporate America for over 20 years, I have seen many archetypes of all of these characters. Weaver delivers one of the most glamorous and funny performances of all time, so sunny and welcoming, but with a glint of evil behind that offer of mentoring. Griffith is massively surprising, with that wisp of a voice making you not take her seriously, and forced to look at your own prejudices because of your pre-judgement of her. As she shows how smart she is (hidden by the insecurities that those with better education has obviously impacted her with), she becomes more clear to watch, to like, to admire. Joan Cusack is the zany best friend who gets some great Eve Arden like cracks, while Alec Baldwin is Griffith's sleazy boyfriend, as oily as any cheater can be. Ford underplays a great deal, knowing he's in a woman's picture. This may be the dirty word "chick flick", but it is one that men with open minds can enjoy and watch over and over. Thanks to the Carly Simon opening theme, this scores a big A+, and in the final scene when Griffith scores her big triumph, there is a great moment that every lady executive should look to as they climb the ladder of success which until a few decades ago was mostly a man's world.

EffMJay I just re-watched this and I was so pleasantly surprised at how well it stands up after time. The performances are all terrific, the chemistry between Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford is very very sexy, Sigourney Weaver is very very funny as the villain, and every single one of the supporting roles ( Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt, Joan Cusack, Philip Bosco, to name a few) are perfectly cast and performed to perfection. In addition, the writing is funny brisk and sharp and Nichols' direction is the same.Although a light comedy, it captures perfectly the essence of the corporate New York office culture in the early to late 90s. For those on this board who keep writing this off as a "fairy tale," as something that simply couldn't happen, I have two words for you: Carly Fiorina :)

leplatypus This is a rather an original American movie because on two points: first, the main character is indeed down the ladder for one time. Sure America still doesn't seem to have factory workers but at least we escape the successful and wealthy characters that Hollywood keeps feeding us. More accurately, we have this kind here with Sigourney but this time, this upper class is seen for what it's really: a bitchy one! The second originality is that the hero isn't male but a woman! And what's funny is that woman does what she want from our Indy! I'm not really a fan of miss Griffith but here she was OK and as it's a 80s movies where fashion was inspired, diverse and not assimilated with brands, it's very fresh. In addition, Joan Cusak is this perfect and eternal eccentric friend, identical to her « shameless » character 3 decades before. Harrison is his usual self in other words a soft- spoken buddy but full of kindness and rightness at close hands. In conclusion, it's a really good movie because it has a real moving story and the perfect cast to tell it (i'm not speaking about the one that wears Sigourney :-)