LIKE A BOSS
★★★★★
BEAUTY comes from within and is enhanced by a spritz of sisterly solidarity in director Miguel Arteta’s workplace comedy.
Mia Carter and Mel Paige (Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne) have been best friends since junior high school.
The gal pals run a homemade cosmetics store, Mia&Mel, aided by faithful employees Barrett (Billy Porter) and Sydney (Jennifer Coolidge).
Mel discloses that the business is $493,000 in debt and persuades Mia to consider an investment proposal from Claire Luna (Salma Hayek), figurehead of the Oviedo brand.
Claire demands a 51% stake in Mia&Mel in exchange for a cash injection. After much debate, Mia and Mel agree to give Claire a 49% share in the business, which guarantees they retain control as long as their professional partnership is intact.
Once the contract ink is dry, Claire plots to divide and conquer by turning Mel and Mia against one another. Like A Boss is a bottle of fizz that has been left out overnight: the packaging and ingredients make your mouth water but from the first sip, the taste is flat and unappealing.
Sean (Owain Yeoman) move into a guest house on the Heelshire Mansion estate with their son Jude (Christopher Convery), oblivious to the property’s dark history.
During a walk in the grounds, Jude unearths demented doll Brahms and adopts the malevolent mannequin as his best friend.
Brahms exerts terrifying power over Jude and manipulates the boy’s actions with tragic consequences.