Driving by their deep will of revenge from the arrogant but handsome boss they have, three secretaries, who make their mind to capture him and run the corporation, the thing that challenges them.
[Parton] is, on the basis of this one film, a natural-born movie star, a performer who holds our attention so easily that it's hard to believe it's her first film.
The situations and dialogue are reflections of the tiresome grind that has become the average American workforce, a routine of artifice and pleasantries that mask an inner disgust for corporate politics.
It's clearly a movie that began as someone's bright idea, which then went into production before anyone had time to give it a well-defined personality.
Creative Loafing
October 29, 2016
A serious subject is given a lively comic sheen in this picture, which hardly seems dated when viewed through the prism of the contemporary workplace.
Gets off to a great start but loses its taste for revenge toward the end.
FulvueDrive-in.com
October 10, 2005
A frequently hilarious comic revenge fantasy that struck a cord with people from all walks of life.
Variety
June 24, 2008
Although it can probably be argued that Patricia Resnick and director Colin Higgins' script [from a story by Resnick] at times borders on the inane, the bottom line is that this picture is a lot of fun.
