A Workplace Comedy with Heart
Support the Girls starts as an honest take on the service industry and ends up something a little more. Throughout the film Regina Hall as Lisa continually delivers in a believable performance as the manager of this "breastaurant." Haley Lu Richardson as Maci shares the spotlight well and provides great comic energy to bounce off Hall. Additionally, Lea DeLaria shines in the roll of Bobo, a tough-as-nails favorite patron of the bar. Throughout the course of a single day, Lisa deals with a myriad of problems from patrons, employees, and management. It serves as a great biopic of both a single character and an examination of the industry as a whole. Deeper themes relating to race, sexism, and abuse are intelligently commented on, but the film remains the story of a hard-working woman just trying to make it. A very relatable film with an optimistic outlook and lots of heart.
Support the Girls starts as an honest take on the service industry and ends up something a little more. Throughout the film Regina Hall as Lisa continually delivers in a believable performance as the manager of this "breastaurant." Haley Lu Richardson as Maci shares the spotlight well and provides great comic energy to bounce off Hall. Additionally, Lea DeLaria shines in the roll of Bobo, a tough-as-nails favorite patron of the bar. Throughout the course of a single day, Lisa deals with a myriad of problems from patrons, employees, and management. It serves as a great biopic of both a single character and an examination of the industry as a whole. Deeper themes relating to race, sexism, and abuse are intelligently commented on, but the film remains the story of a hard-working woman just trying to make it. A very relatable film with an optimistic outlook and lots of heart.