Tracee Ellis Ross plays a superstar singer at a career crossroads and Dakota Johnson is the hardworking personal assistant who aspires to be a music producer in this comedy-drama from 'Late Night' director Nisha Ganatra. Read THR's review:
After chronicling the struggles of a talented junior writer to be seen and given a deserving opportunity by a ferocious female titan of their field in
As Maggie, the tireless personal assistant who anticipates Grace's every need while secretly working in her downtime on remixes of her classic hits, Dakota Johnson slots comfortably into the well-worn screen mold of the smart, resourceful underling to a demanding female boss occupied by countless women before her, among themMaggie doesn't do much beyond twiddling a few soundboard knobs, bopping her head intently and spouting regulation studio-speak like "Let's take it from the...
Meanwhile, Maggie, who shares an apartment in the Asbury Building with her good-humored hospital intern pal Katie , sneaks studio time and works at home on her remix of Grace's hit "Bad Girl." She meets smooth dreamboat David while grocery shopping at a local hipster emporium and they bond over classic California songs.
It's at this point that the film lurches definitively into fairy-tale territory that's almost endearingly silly. There are lip-service feminist nods to the exclusionary nature of the music industry for women over a certain age, especially women of color, and to the boys' club that gets access to the recording studio mixing booth. But this is not a movie that goes anywhere near deep on industry politics.
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