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 - Working GirlIt took me forever to find this particular movie, and thankfully Amazon had it and shipped it before the holiday. Definately use Amazon again. Rating:  - The film works; it really does...`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. Rating: - Feel-good fairy taleI don't mean a fairy tale in the sense of impossibility or implausibility - adults everywhere are going back to school to get ahead in their lives. I do mean that Cinderella-like quality about Tess (Melanie Griffith), who's swept away from her life as harried office drudge to rising star of the business world. I especially like that she did it herself, with her prince charming (Jack, played by Harrison Ford) helpful and supportive but clearly not the one doing the hard part. And I don't ignore the catty delight to be had in seeing Tess unwittingly steal Jack from the evil stepmother/boss Katharine (Sigourney Weaver). Among many other things, Tess does a great job of showing what it's like to grow into one's success when it comes so suddenly. She almost feels like an interloper, like a little girl caught trying on mommy's shoes - only to find out that they fit quite well. -- wiredweird Rating: - Working GirlOne of my fave Melanie movies, the other one is.."Too Much". they are both great. I would recomend both of them. luvmusic 12/02/07 Rating: - Great DVDLuved this little quirky movie from the start and just had to add it to my collection.
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