Undetered she quits and starts up her own firm. Initially contracts are hard to get as she's a woman. She then hits on an idea -- she comes up with a fictitious male senior partner.

The film then revolves around the questions of: Will the ploy work? and Will her deception be uncovered?

I liked the film because the humour was not over-the-top but came from the situations in the characters found themselves in. It rarely, but does occasionally, decend into slapstick. However, the film feels as if there is real heart behind the characters.

The film reminded me of the old TV series Remington Steele and S1mone (but it's far better than S1mone).


The Associate   August 19, 2003
 6 out of 6 found this review helpful

What can I say? This has to be one of the most remarkable and outstanding pieces of work in Whoopi Golburge's career. Her capability to play a member of the oposite sex is absolutly outstanding and hillarious!


Heart warmingley funny!   October 8, 2000
 6 out of 7 found this review helpful

I went to see this with my freind for his Birth day a few years back. I find it just as good now as I did when I first saw it. The thing that makes this film so good is it's so easy to get involved in. There are so many ocasions where you laugh at and with Whoopi Goldberg! As well as having that laughter side to it there is the disapointment and desperation suprisingly these three things mixed together make it a 5 star film! Very easy to say that this is one of my all time favourite films and I will enjoy it on video for many more years to come! It's an espeacially "must see with the family!" type of film!