The Associate by Donald Petrie - Movie Review Example

The fact that a brilliant mind such as Laurel’s cannot be recognized because she is a woman is unfortunate. It is further painful when Laurel forces herself to create a fictitious man called Cutty as her invisible partner and he is always out of town or on vacation thus making Laurel cover for him.

The man invented by Laurel turns up to be conspicuously successful in his operations thus making the public demand to meet him (Petrie Film). It is interesting to watch Laurel enlist the skills of a celebrity impersonator so that she can appear at public events as a white man. The man whom Laurel impersonates does not seem likeable and this gives the film its comical taste (Petrie Film). The male conquered society and ladder in the business world receives a blow when Laurel trains a man called Tim Daly who unfortunately gets the promotion that Laurel deserves.

However, Laurel who is disgusted by Tim Daly’s characters such as closing deals with clients at night decides to start her own firm. It is really amazing to see Laurel succeeding in her business in the name of nonexistent “Cutty” thus lying to even powerful investors. Characteristics of the actors Whoopi GoldbergShe is a very outgoing person and an extrovert who will not stop at pursuing what she wants. She is also a sly and determined person who is largely daring. She does everything possible in her capacity to ascend to power.

Goldberg is a very brilliant and studious person who carefully uses her intelligence to perform her tasks in order to succeed. Goldberg does not regard gender issues and she is so bold that she does not care to succeed in a male-dominated business world. She is also very secretive since she held the impersonation idea within herself for a long time without telling it to her colleagues. Tim Daly is a self-centred and male chauvinist who takes advantage of other people especially the fact that Goldberg cannot ascend to power to receive promotion.

Tim Daly even signs and seals deals at night with clients after sending Goldberg home. Dianne WiestShe is a brilliant woman who is also very secretive and works as a secretary to Goldberg. She successfully helps Goldberg to boost her business and keeps secrets about Cutty which she admits that she had already known about even before Goldberg told her. She is very talented and she utilizes her talent to bring clients to Goldberg (Petrie Film). Bebe NeuwirthShe is stylish and believes in smartness as a way of attracting clients, especially as a stockbroker.