Rent Like a Boss (2020)

Bawdy & Camp Comedy - Like a Boss review by GI

A bawdy female comedy that is a mix and match of silly ideas, with some laughs but overall a film that seems to think that women talking about sex is always funny. The plot has some promise with Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne as Mia and Mel, two best friends since forever who are partners in their own cosmetics company. Unfortunately it's financially struggling and so an offer from ubër bitch, Claire (Salma Hayek), a big cosmetics company owner, to buy 49% of their business divides the two friends allowing Claire to attempt a full take over. Sadly the film relies overly on camp and silly dancing to try and retain some comedy along with shoe throwing and vagina references. The film doesn't waste the opportunity to remind the audience that Mia is black and Mel white and the social issues that go with this, all unnecessary really. There was the promise of something here, a kernel of being a good descendant of Bridesmaids (2011), but it relies on the mistake that women will be thrilled by jokes where they just talk filthily about sex all the time.