Menon and Gunn emphasize the work behind that smile, though. Gunn's turn is a study in
Too bad that all Gunn's work and insight aren't to the benefit of a more interesting tale. Naomi wins the job of bringing a new, privacy-minded
Once in a while, these women take a moment to breathe in their respective apartments: Erin's is tight and cluttered, filled with a man who loves her, whereas Naomi's is sleek and spare and empty as an unoccupied hotel suite. While Naomi tries to keep a potential billion-dollar deal afloat, Erin considers what it might cost to become Naomi — just in case you haven't gotten the point, the film shows us one of its ambitious women reading a blog post about whether women can have it all.
Two other figures complicate Naomi's life: She's gently dogged by Samantha (Alysia Reiner), a federal investigator convinced that Naomi is breaking the law by
The specifics of the story, though, never fascinate as much as you might hope. The IPO is deeply important to everyone onscreen but only meaningful to audiences because Naomi cares so much. She seems an eager straight-arrow, and she dominates most scenes, but even as we're privy to the work it takes to composes her