It’s ethical but small time – one store, two employees, one hit product that’s past its prime (their One Night Stand make-up set) – and the debts are mounting.
Mel (Rose Byrne) and Mia (Tiffany Haddish), friends since middle school, live together and run their own cosmetics business Mia & Mel. It’s worth a watch for its super-talented cast, but it often feels like a sophisticated Chanel eyeshadow palette on a shouty pantomime Ugly Sister. While it tries to position itself as current, its tale of a rapacious female boss swooping in to take over a small cosmetics business run by two friends is pretty dated, and the jokes are thin on the ground.
If you love "Dilbert", this is it brought to the screen.Two women, friends since childhood, see their make-up business face disaster after a cosmetics mogul tries to buy them out.Ĭonsidering how old-fashioned Like A Boss feels, I was expecting wall-to-wall matte plum lipstick and a sea of Rachel cuts. I myself had never heard of it until my former boss (herself a victim of the downsizing portrayed so hilariously here, although not so hilarious for her) mentioned it in a meeting. I think this is going to go down as one of those "sleeper" classics. Particular mention must be given to the brilliant (I don't use that word often) script, which makes so many subtle points so effectively.
I can see how viewers who have not lived this life might find the movie pointless, but for all of us who have been there, this is a must-see film. They even have the fashions right, as witness the matching tie and suspenders of the boss we all hate. Every nasty, annoying, nonsensical facet of life in the high tech world is lampooned here in a highly intelligent, perceptive and hilarious way, from the grating voice of the secretary answering the phone, to the endless memos on insignificant subjects, to the constant watching your back to see who gets laid off next. As someone who is recently retired from cubicle life in the software business, I have to say this movie hits all the high points.
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