Like a Boss
Like a Boss

Like a Boss

2020Movie83 minEnglish

Two female friends with very different ideals decide to start a beauty company together. One is more practical, while the other wants to earn her fortune and live a lavish lifestyle.

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IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes22%
Metacritic33/100
Google Users47%
Director: Miguel ArtetaGenres: Comedy

Plot Summary

Two best friends, Mia and Mel, try to save their cosmetics company from financial ruin. They accept a buyout from a ruthless beauty mogul, Claire Luna, who turns out to be manipulative and tries to exploit their friendship. The women must navigate betrayal and corporate greed to protect their dream and their bond.

Critical Reception

Like a Boss was met with generally negative reviews from critics, who found the humor predictable and the plot uninspired. Audiences were also largely unimpressed, contributing to its poor box office performance.

What Reviewers Say

  • Relies heavily on slapstick and gross-out humor that often falls flat.
  • The chemistry between the leads is insufficient to carry the weak script.
  • Lacks originality and fails to deliver a satisfying comedic experience.

Google audience: Audience reviews indicate disappointment with the film's humor, finding it juvenile and unfunny. Many viewers felt the plot was predictable and the characters underdeveloped, leading to a generally unengaging experience.

Fun Fact

Salma Hayek Pinault, who plays the antagonist Claire Luna, is also a producer on the film through her company Ventanarosa Productions.

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Kamurai

Kamurai

Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. It's a middle-class business versus high-class business trope, which normally would be a poor vs the rich / elite trope, so it's a slightly different spin on on a family setup. The rea...
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

Louisa Moore - S...

The dead of winter is the time studios like to shove their bottom-basement junk into theaters, bringing us movies that are instantly forgettable and brimming with mediocrity. The female-driven buddy comedy “Like A Boss” is a great example. ...