I'm actually surprised that Working Girl didn't have far more reviews than it got here. It's an all around story, that touches on a variety of subjects, and makes them funny, sad, uplifting, and heart warming, all at the same time...Without going into too many details, Working Girl also demonstrates a bit of the topic of high level Corporate wheeling and dealing...weaving that into a delightful couple hours of popcorn munching fun...

Working Girl is an 80's romantic dramedy that tells the story of a secretary from Staten Island who manages to rise to become a Wall Street executive working on mergers and acquisitions.It stars Harrison Ford,Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver.This film is directed by the talented Mike Nichols.Tess McGill feels unsatisfied with her job and her loser boyfriend which led her to resign from her work and dump him as well.Earning a Business degree from evening classes,he decides to take a post in Wall Street as a secretary.When her boss Katharine Parker become unavailable,she decides to take her post unofficially due to the circumstances surrounding their company.She starts to work with mergers and acquisitions.She also wins the heart of another executive named Jack.Things does not look promising after Katharine returns.She accuses Tess of stealing her ideas but later it was revealed otherwise which led to Katherine's dismissal from the company.It ends with Tess finally getting an "entry-level" position and being in a happy relationship with Jack.This is a great corporate tale the features women on top especially during the 1980's when more and more women have decided to become more ambitious by attaining higher positions in companies by becoming executives.Its themes of whether women are capable of becoming executives maybe dated after 28 years but it is still funny today due its great cast especially Melanie Griffith who provided a strong performance as Tess.Also,it is a smart movie too which has all the necessities into becoming a great 80's film.

"Working Girl" is one of those movies I've put off for years; and I guess it's partly because I'd known it as a romantic comedy, but mostly because I've never been a Melanie Griffith fan.Turns out she's the movie's best feature, fitting well as an ambitious secretary who can't get ahead, someone who takes the corporate ladder by force. Actually, all three of the stars were ideal, but Ford and Weaver seemed to be supporting Griffith. She just seemed to embody that empowered career woman who sheds her mousy constraints.And it is a romantic comedy, but a subtle one. The humor is expressed in the dialogue and I found myself laughing more than I'd expected. It's an '80s movie down to its very DNA and pretty much everything about it still holds up.7/10

I really adore this movie and good Lord, so many people with big hair back then! Joan Cusack didn't look too bad with that hairstyle, she really looked so hip back then! Who knew she would be known as the voice of Jessy in Toy Story within the next decade?! Honestly I'm happy she was discovered and of course, part of my childhood. Anyways I love how Sigourney Weaver was just the bad sexy villain in this, she is just stunning like, why did Harrison have to deny her? Haha I liked how the story was set, especially the beginning where we can see a close up of the Statue of Liberty and the whole view of New York in the 80's. It's such a shame that the twin towers are not there anymore and the fact, it said some of the scenes took place in one of the towers offices. It's just amazing in movies on how you don't mind the background set, unless you read it somewhere to find out that there's a history behind it all!I loved the acting, the romance and the humour in this film. It deserves a 9/10 from me definitely ;)