Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she takes a risky chance to reclaim it by impersonating him and running the project from his position.
Working Girl is elevated primarily by its performances — Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver, and Harrison Ford all deliver engaging, well-calibrated work, with Weaver in particular earning genuine praise for her sharp comic villainy. The plot is a crowd-pleasing underdog story that hits its beats competently but without much surprise; the corporate-ladder-climbing and identity-swap mechanics are entertaining rather than inventive. Cinematography is functional late-80s studio work — competent New York location shooting but nothing visually distinctive. Novelty is moderate: the film has a specific feminist workplace energy and a memorable voice, though its romantic comedy scaffolding is fairly conventional. The ending resolves satisfyingly if predictably, tying everything up in a feel-good bow that suits the tone without challenging the audience.