The entire cast of Like a Boss is talented and funny.
Salma Hayek as a rich makeup maven and a Tiffany Haddish as one of two women who own a cosmetics company are especially funny.
The premise is simple enough. The film is directed by Miguel Arteta who directed Hayek in Beatriz at Dinner. Haddish and Rose Byrne star as best friends who own their own makeup company. The company is at risk of going under. Desperate they turn to the biggest makeup mogul in town. Hijinks ensue.
Byrne’s Mel Paige and Haddish’s Mia Carter are introduced at the start via a photo montage. They have been best friends forever and as adults started their MM Cosmetic line. They had great online sales, but unfortunately the brick and mortar store is costing them money. Mel is usually overruled by Mia and the other two store employees played by Billy Porter and Jennifer Coolidge. With such a rambunctious crew, Mel has a hard time breaking the bad news to them.
Claire Luna (Hayek) discovers MM Cosmetics online and offers them a business deal that would solve their financial problems. Hayek is delightfully over the top in this role. Her outfits are colorful, her hair is red and she looks absolutely ridiculous. She plays it well
The deal she offers come with some downsides, but the financial payoff is too good to pass up. At least it is for Mel who jumps on the deal straight away. Mia is hesitant to hand over even a small portion of control to Claire.
Of course their friendship is put to the test.
There are funny moments found in the film and everyone handles the comedic bits in their own way. Haddish is unsurprisingly the comedic standout.
The entire cast is fantastic including the minor characters. Billy Porter, Jennifer Coolidge and Karan Soni were especially funny in their roles.
The film is refreshing in that men don’t come between the friends. The main stars are all women and the main focus is their friendship. Mel and Mia would do anything for each other. It’s not an Oscar winning film, but sometimes you just need to be entertained.
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