Plot: Cocky young guy becomes aging salesman's boss creating power conflicts and business savvy conflict. Is the new guy with his hip marketing ideas and terms like "synergy" going to be able to replace the staid integrity of the old guy? Of course not.
Throw in relationships between the old guy and his daughter and the young guy and the daughter for some heat.
Best Part: Topher Grace gives his role as Carter Duryea realism, from his blurts of honesty to his unquenchable desire for success. He is a complex character rather than the two-dimensional schmooze that many other actors would have created. Scarlett Johanssen is radiant and adorable, giving a bit more understanding to what the fuss is all about.
Worst Part: It is a pretty bittersweet story for all the characters. Is this movie a romantic comedy? I'm not sure, but it's a damn good movie.
Left Me Feeling: What a sweet story about relationships, in their many complicated versions. Love and integrity can make difficulties easier to bear, even if they can't be conquered. It's also sort of a story about business, in an interesting parody of office politics, from the VP basketball game to the mass email about the big boss'arrival.
Deep Thoughts: What makes a young professional so driven to succeed? How do older people cope with change? Sometimes relationships are beyond definition.
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