Overview
Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.
It never ceases to amaze me how a talent such as John Hughes can make so many classic movies and so many stinkers. This movie is bad. Worse, you can see hints of Hughes’ previous works. Frank Whalley does his best to channel Anthony Michael Hall, but he can’t overcome an absolutely terrible script. I mean, half the movie takes place overnight in Target? The dialog was absolutely painful. Jennifer Connelly is an amazing talent, but at the end of the day there are only two reasons to see this movie (and you could do a google image search if you want to save yourself 90 minutes).
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Career Opportunities
Movie title: Career Opportunities
Movie description: Josie, the daughter of the town's wealthiest businessman, faces problems at home and wishes to leave town but is disoriented. Her decision is finalized after she falls asleep in a Target dressing room. She awakens to find herself locked in the store overnight with the janitor, Jim, the town "no hoper" and liar.
Date published: 2025-01-14
Director(s): Bryan Gordon
Actor(s): Jennifer Connelly, Frank Whaley, Dermot Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney, John M. Jackson, Jenny O'Hara, Noble Willingham, Nada Despotovich, Reid Binion, Barry Corbin, Denise Galik, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Dan Albright, Marc Clement, Andrew Winton, John Candy, William Forsythe, Andy Greenway, RonReaco Lee, Danny Nelson, Lou Walker, Benji Wilhoite, Heidi Meyer Gilbert, Troy Gilbert
Genre: Romance, Comedy
My Review
It never ceases to amaze me how a talent such as John Hughes can make so many classic movies and so many stinkers. This movie is bad. Worse, you can see hints of Hughes’ previous works. Frank Whalley does his best to channel Anthony Michael Hall, but he can’t overcome an absolutely terrible script. I mean, half the movie takes place overnight in Target? The dialog was absolutely painful. Jennifer Connelly is an amazing talent, but at the end of the day there are only two reasons to see this movie (and you could do a google image search if you want to save yourself 90 minutes).
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