Beauty & the Briefcase
Beauty & the Briefcase
| 20 July 2010 (USA)
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A freelance writer looking for romance sells a story to Cosmopolitan magazine about finding love in the workplace and goes undercover at a Finance Company.

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kkassuee

If only I could give this movie minus points. Don't get me wrong - I'm a 90s baby who grew up watching Hilary Duff gems like Lizzie McGuire and Cinderella Story and I've got nostalgic love in my heart for Hilary but seriously, this piece of "cinema" is the worst thing I have ever seen. The first five minutes made me gag not only because of the insipid dialogue but also because of the misogynistic portrayal of women. Again, don't get me wrong. I love a good romantic comedy. Take Bridget Jones for example: a naive, yet charming single woman who is relatable and familiar. You know, the everyday girl. In Beauty and the Briefcase, Duff is portraying a ditzy bimbo whose life is about men, men and men (though boys might be more accurate as she acts like a 16-year-old). She walks around in skintight clothes, checking things off her list of requirements for men like sexy accent, sense of style, same taste in food and lies about her resume. She still manages to snatch a job in a finance firm where her only concern is how many men can she date.Anyways, I have no idea who the target audience is supposed to be as I truly hope no one can identify with the character of Hilary Duff. This is pro-men rights porn at its worst and genuinely the shittiest film I have ever seen.

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callanvass

(Plot) A freelance writer delves for romance and delivers a story to the Cosmopolitan Magazine about finding true love in the workplace area. She decides to go undercover to find out what it takes at a finance company I actually didn't mind it for what it was. With a title like Beauty & The Briefcase; what do people expect?! Hilary Duff has had a bit of a polarizing experience when it comes to movies. I've always liked Hilary. She's absolutely adorable, and manages to overcome weak scripts with pizazz a lot of the time, and here is no different. This is a made for T.V film, so it's not all that great. But watching Hilary Duff strut her stuff was very enjoyable to watch. Yeah. I dig her, sue me. The only thing that got on my nerves was her constant use of the word "Magic Man" Will I ever find my magic man? They overdid that whole thing in my opinion, and it got a bit repetitive, but that's a minor carp. The rest of the cast do what they have to do adequatelyFinal Thoughts: See it for Hilary Duff. She is the sole reason as to why this movie is fairly enjoyable. It's cute and innocuous stuff that will put a smile on your face if you manage to groove to the plot. Worth a look5.5/10

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zsedenyi2

It wasn't that bad, I mean, Hilary and Michael were cute together, however this movie was similar to that Kate Hudson movie (but I think this one was better!). The only problem was that there were totally obvious thing, but maybe it wasn't a real problem, I mean, it's just a typical romantic comedy!! I loved the ending, but I knew that all the time, I mean it was obvious, that in the end Lane and Tom will be a couple, however it was a little bit fast... I loved Lane's girl friends, I mean they both were cute, and awesome!! And Seth was cute too, and the actor, Matt Dallas, who played him was just wow!! And I like Liams accent I mean Chris Carmack hasn't got accent, so it was pretty good to hear it from him!!

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bballerchic04

I cannot believe I've even wasted 45 minutes to watch what I hate. I don't mind predictable movies, but this is just ridiculously dumb.Liam's "accent" is terrible..terrible...terrible...so hard to watch this movie because that character sucks. Further, the Liam character is not cute and he looks the same in every movie he has been in!Jamie Pressly was the highlight of the movie and Hilary Duff is quite annoying. Another annoying thing was the way they portrayed the men in the movie as idiots falling all over her..yuck. ABC Family should be ashamed of themselves for such a bad movie!

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