Overview
A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
The good news is that the film achieves exactly what it sets out to do. The story is about a day in the life of an assistant in the movie industry. The woman starts her day well before anyone else has come to the office and ends it after everyone other than her boss (who we never actually see). In the course of the day she is essentially a servant to the men (and sometimes the women, of whom there are few) in the office. She also gets a hint of the exploitation of young women.
The bad news is that what the movie has achieved isn’t terribly watchable. Don’t get me wrong – I am not looking for movies to be uplifting or have positive messages. It just isn’t something that you’re going to watch on a Saturday night as entertainment. The film needs to be dour to set the right tone but when you couple that with the slice-of-life storyline you won’t get a great viewing experience.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Assistant
Movie title: The Assistant
Movie description: A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
Date published: 2021-05-14
Director(s): Kitty Green
Actor(s): Julia Garner, Matthew Macfadyen, Makenzie Leigh, Kristine Froseth, Jon Orsini, Noah Robbins, Alexander Chaplin, Jay O. Sanders, Juliana Canfield, Dagmara Domińczyk, Bregje Heinen, Clara Wong, Purva Bedi, Patrick Breen, Migs Govea, Daoud Heidami, Owen Holland, Rory Kulz, Ben Maters, Tony Torn, Devon Caraway, Genny Lis Padilla, James Gray, Sophie Knapp, Hunter Hojnowski, Andrew Hsu, Ray Sheen, Chester Wai, Liz Wisan, Fang Du, Cherie Mendez, Kirit Karpadia, Karen Stewart, Bray Poor, Lou Martini Jr., Rafael Sardina, Jenna O'Gara, Stéphanye Dussud, Heather MacCrae, Cynthias Bastidas, Manu Narayan, Mark Jacoby, Patrick Wilson, Nemuna Ceesay
Genre: Drama
My Review
The good news is that the film achieves exactly what it sets out to do. The story is about a day in the life of an assistant in the movie industry. The woman starts her day well before anyone else has come to the office and ends it after everyone other than her boss (who we never actually see). In the course of the day she is essentially a servant to the men (and sometimes the women, of whom there are few) in the office. She also gets a hint of the exploitation of young women.
The bad news is that what the movie has achieved isn’t terribly watchable. Don’t get me wrong – I am not looking for movies to be uplifting or have positive messages. It just isn’t something that you’re going to watch on a Saturday night as entertainment. The film needs to be dour to set the right tone but when you couple that with the slice-of-life storyline you won’t get a great viewing experience.
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My Review - 6/10
6/10