The comedy in "Like a Boss" (2020) works best when it showcases Byrne and Haddish shooting the shit together since they play well off of one another and legitimately feel like long-time friends, but they aren't given a solid script to work with, and it puts a damper on the entire project. She's always at an 11, which we've come to expect from Haddish, but talking about "blue waffles" only goes so far when it doesn't really fit in the narrative. It's business 101, and if she doesn't know that, it may have something to do with why they are hemorrhaging money. Mia is skeptical of every situation, even if she doesn't need to be.
At one point, Mel doesn't know Claire will get $0.49 out of every dollar of profit they earn. Also, for someone who deals with the books of their business, she doesn't seem to understand what a business deal with Claire actually entails money wise. Mel is always way too eager to please, especially when Claire Luna enters the picture. If either Mia or Mel quit the business, Claire Luna's ownership stake jumps to 51%, giving her the controlling share in their brand. Of course, Claire makes it her mission to drive a wedge between the two besties for her own self-interest.īyrne and Haddish don't give bad performances in this, though both of their characters' personalities can be occasionally grating. Mia is reluctant and doesn't trust Claire, but she does trust Mel, so she agrees, and they take her proposal to save Mel and Mia's. There's just one catch. When cosmetic giant Claire Luna (Salma Hayek) offers to pay off all their debt for a 49% share of the company, Mel is quick to jump at the offer. Mel handles most of the back-end financials and the business side of things. It turns out, they are now over $400,000 in debt. "Like a Boss" (2020) is supposed to be a movie about female empowerment that was made for women that also stars women and has a story written by veteran comedy writer Danielle Sanchez-Witzel. Who better to write the screenplay than Adam Cole-Kelly and Sam Pitman, two men with almost zero experience? And who better to direct than Miguel Arteta, who has never made anything that has risen above "fine"? The story revolves around two lifelong best friends named Mel (Rose Byrne) and Mia (Tiffany Haddish), who are not only roommates but business partners and founders of a beauty company called, what else, Mel and Mia's. Mia is the front-end personality, makeup artist, and inventor of many of the company's most unique, colorful products.
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