When a famous sports magazine is sold to a huge corporation, the twenty-six years old executive Carter Duryea (Topher Grace) is assigned to be the boss of the fifty-one years old sales executive Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid), making him very upset. When Dan's older daughter has an affair with Carter, his world upside down.
"In Good Company" is a surprisingly good movie, indeed a tale about the contemporary labor relationship, with corporations and their offspring that sort of person that steps in others to be promoted, employees, unemployment and family. The plot mixes comedy, drama and romance, and due to the wide range of age of the well-constructed characters, the viewer will certainly identify himself or herself with one of them. There is the middle-aged executive, afraid with the possibility of losing his job, and the insecure young executive, afraid of his position and responsibilities; the pregnant mother and her concern with her family; the daughter that joined the university, with the family needing a second mortgage to pay for her education; the servile flatterer, the gossiper, therefore, many ordinary people and situations that each one of us may face in the office or in our personal live. The conclusion, with the romantic pair following independent paths, is unusual in a traditional romantic-comedy, but it was a plus for me. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Em Boa Companhia" ("In Good Company")
"In Good Company" is a surprisingly good movie, indeed a tale about the contemporary labor relationship, with corporations and their offspring that sort of person that steps in others to be promoted, employees, unemployment and family. The plot mixes comedy, drama and romance, and due to the wide range of age of the well-constructed characters, the viewer will certainly identify himself or herself with one of them. There is the middle-aged executive, afraid with the possibility of losing his job, and the insecure young executive, afraid of his position and responsibilities; the pregnant mother and her concern with her family; the daughter that joined the university, with the family needing a second mortgage to pay for her education; the servile flatterer, the gossiper, therefore, many ordinary people and situations that each one of us may face in the office or in our personal live. The conclusion, with the romantic pair following independent paths, is unusual in a traditional romantic-comedy, but it was a plus for me. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Em Boa Companhia" ("In Good Company")