Beauty & the Briefcase (2010)

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A freelance writer looking for romance sells a story to Cosmopolitan magazine about finding love in the workplace and goes undercover at a Finance Company.

Introduction
"Beauty & the Briefcase" is a 2010 romantic funny movie directed by Gil Junger and produced by Gil Junger, Denise Di Novi, and Alison Greenspan. The film, starring Hilary Duff, was based on the novel "A Diary of a Working Girl" by Daniella Brodsky. The story revolves around a young woman with an imagine ending up being a prominent reporter, who goes undercover in the business world to find both like and an intriguing short article.

Plot
The motion picture informs the story of Lane Daniels (Hilary Duff), a charming and active ambitious reporter in New York. In spite of her typical bohemian, vividly-coloured fashion writing, she dreams of writing more significant posts in high-impact jobs and well-respected journals.

Her opportunity to shine can be found in the kind of a project from "Cosmopolitan". She's entrusted with writing a short article about discovering love in the business world and how it links with organization policies and principles. To achieve this, Lane needs to go into the business world, go undercover, and try to find love.

Undercover Operation
Equipped with her best friend's closet of organization clothes and a well-crafted resume, Lane is employed as a business investment banker, a "genuine working girl". In her quest to find "Magic Mike", as she called her hypothetical perfect man, she assembles a list of requirements that her best guy should meet.

Lane fulfills a crucial gamer in the company, Tom, who, regardless of not satisfying any of her requirements, keeps revealing interest in her. Lane, on the other hand, has her eye on another co-worker, Seth. Seth mark off a bulk of her criteria list.

The Internal Conflict
Regardless of Lane's initial fascination with Seth, she discovers herself constantly drawn to Tom. She starts experiencing conflicting sensations. She begins captivating Seth for the short article's sake, but also finds herself drawn to Tom.

The Revelation
After Seth finds out about the article, feeling betrayed, he breaks up with Lane. She loses her task and is left sad with her friend, Joanne, soothing her. Here, she realises her attraction to Tom was genuine and not simply for the story. She understands that he comprehended her better than anybody else.

Resolution
Lane handles to publish her short article, where she confesses having actually found feelings for "Mr. Wrong". Upon reading the short article, Tom reconciles with Lane; he recognizes that Lane was discussing him in her story. Regardless of him not matching her ideal man list, they confess their love for each other. The movie ends on a favorable note showing that love many times can be discovered in the most unforeseen places and with the most unanticipated individuals.

Conclusion
"Beauty & the Briefcase" is a delightful romantic funny that touches on office ethics, love, relationship, ambition and the realization that the 'best' list might not work when it pertains to matters of the heart. It sends the message that enjoy can not be predefined or listed under preconceived factors. This movie is definitely more than just its comical plot and leaves audiences with both a sense of amusement and a life lesson.

Top Cast

  • Michael McMillian (small)
    Michael McMillian
    Tom Reinhart
  • Hilary Duff (small)
    Hilary Duff
    Lane Daniels
  • Amanda Walsh (small)
    Amanda Walsh
    Joanne
  • Chris Carmack (small)
    Chris Carmack
    Liam
  • Jaime Pressly (small)
    Jaime Pressly
    Kate White
  • Jennifer Coolidge (small)
    Jennifer Coolidge
    Alicia
  • Billy Slaughter (small)
    Billy Slaughter
    Accountant
  • James McDaniel (small)
    James McDaniel
    Mr. Belmont
  • Matt Dallas (small)
    Matt Dallas
    Seth
  • Kevin Kirkpatrick (small)
    Kevin Kirkpatrick
    John
  • Lyle Brocato (small)
    Lyle Brocato
    Waiter