If you have a soft spot for eighties movies, The Secret of My Success is a great choice for a spot of Sunday afternoon entertainment. This is an entertaining and inventive story with a solid cast and a gloriously cheesy soundtrack.
Even though his character starts to become a bit obnoxious towards the end, Michael J Fox does well in a fun lead role. It is Margaret Whitton who stands out though, with a deviously seductive performance as Vera Prescott.
The story does get a bit bogged down at times and they could easily have trimmed 15 minutes off the film. The ending was a big disappointment too, you can see where it was heading but there was no need for it to be so stomach-churningly corny.
I would still heartily recommend this film however, especially for anyone who grew up in the eighties.
Even though his character starts to become a bit obnoxious towards the end, Michael J Fox does well in a fun lead role. It is Margaret Whitton who stands out though, with a deviously seductive performance as Vera Prescott.
The story does get a bit bogged down at times and they could easily have trimmed 15 minutes off the film. The ending was a big disappointment too, you can see where it was heading but there was no need for it to be so stomach-churningly corny.
I would still heartily recommend this film however, especially for anyone who grew up in the eighties.