A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
Coen Brothers' likable and entertaining homage to the good old days of cinema is a mixture of screwball comedy, newspaper movie and social satire; this time told more straighforward than usual.
Halliwell**: "Clever and enjoyable pastiche of Hollywood comedies of the 40s, close in spirit to Preston Sturges and an ending straight out of Frank Capra. It is stylzed, stylish and civilized entertainment."
Maltin***: "The Coen brothers' most extravagant creation to date, an eye-popping '50s fantasy of big business gone berserk, with Robbins absolutely perfect as the wide-eyed patsy who miraculously rises to the top. Newman is a crafty villain, and Leigh is fun (if a bit one-note) as a fast-talking, Kate Hepburn-ish reporter."
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