Beauty & the Briefcase

July. 20,2010      
Rating:
5.4
Rent / Buy
Rent / Buy
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A freelance writer looking for romance sells a story to Cosmopolitan magazine about finding love in the workplace and goes undercover at a Finance Company.

Michael McMillian as  Tom Reinhart
Hilary Duff as  Lane Daniels
Amanda Walsh as  Joanne
Chris Carmack as  Liam
Jaime Pressly as  Kate White
Jennifer Coolidge as  Alicia
Billy Slaughter as  Accountant
James McDaniel as  Mr. Belmont
Matt Dallas as  Seth
Kevin Kirkpatrick as  John

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Reviews

Karry
2010/07/20

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Catangro
2010/07/21

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

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Philippa
2010/07/22

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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Curt
2010/07/23

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

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Sara Pasik
2010/07/24

Every scene was jaw-droppingly offensive. I was fuming throughout the whole movie. Even if it had had good acting and funny lines (which it didn't), it could not make up for how disgusting it is.The participants in this venture should be ashamed of themselves.Please don't show this movie to your daughters or sons, or anyone in their formative years.

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kkassuee
2010/07/25

If only I could give this movie minus points. Don't get me wrong - I'm a 90s baby who grew up watching Hilary Duff gems like Lizzie McGuire and Cinderella Story and I've got nostalgic love in my heart for Hilary but seriously, this piece of "cinema" is the worst thing I have ever seen. The first five minutes made me gag not only because of the insipid dialogue but also because of the misogynistic portrayal of women. Again, don't get me wrong. I love a good romantic comedy. Take Bridget Jones for example: a naive, yet charming single woman who is relatable and familiar. You know, the everyday girl. In Beauty and the Briefcase, Duff is portraying a ditzy bimbo whose life is about men, men and men (though boys might be more accurate as she acts like a 16-year-old). She walks around in skintight clothes, checking things off her list of requirements for men like sexy accent, sense of style, same taste in food and lies about her resume. She still manages to snatch a job in a finance firm where her only concern is how many men can she date.Anyways, I have no idea who the target audience is supposed to be as I truly hope no one can identify with the character of Hilary Duff. This is pro-men rights porn at its worst and genuinely the shittiest film I have ever seen.

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davis-m-chambers
2010/07/26

This movie is an abomination to every aspect of filmmaking and culture. Hilary Duff is about as exciting as watching paint dry. The writing is so heinously bad. Quite literally the most offensive depiction of women ever printed to film. One would be better served watching a solar eclipse.Below are activities that would be better than watching this flick: + Clawing your eyes out + Combing your hair for two hours + Receiving the Clockwork Orange violence rehabilitation treatment + Eating a prickly cactus + Dying by fire + Dying by falling off a huge building + Dying + Ignoring a painful hangnail while cutting citrus fruit + Knocking your teeth out with a hammer

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stonemaiden058
2010/07/27

First of all, let me tell you that, after using IMDb for years, I just now registered so I can post this review.Hilary Duff is at it again... "acting" in a horrid movie. It's not only painfully unrealistic, but while watching you feel like you're in Hilary's cheesy fantasy. The acting is terrible, and the story is very superficial. The ending seems like they felt the need to wrap it up quickly, so it's rushed and just awful! And this isn't a romantic comedy. I love romantic comedies. This is a ridiculously embarrassing story that makes women seem conceited and men seem foolish.Don't waste your time watching this. I can't believe I wasted mine!

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