As you'd expect, but well done

Rating: 8/10 (19 July 2013)

OK, I don't think it's a spoiler to say that this is a genre movie, and we all know the conventions of the genre. Which means it's not about the story, it's about the execution.
And this was a well-executed instance of the genre. Not as good as the absolute best, but pretty damn good. The leads are attractive and appealing, there are few (unfortunately not quite not zero) of the lazy clichés so common to movies, and very little I found objectionable.
My primary (small) criticism is somewhat meta: we are supposed to take from the fact that this woman is driven and competent that she is a b**ch, a monstrous boss. At the start of the movie we are told by everyone how awful she is, but that awfulness seems primarily to consist of her being confident and doing her job well. This left a bad taste in my mouth --- it seemed like an example of precisely what feminists say about the impossible situation of a woman in business.