Best movie ever!

Absolutely Fantastic

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

A lot of the charm in "The Secret of My Success" is on its cheesiness; not just the logical stretches in the story, but also in tits unashamedly '80s-ness (the songs, the fashions, the sitcom synth). All of this is just fine by me, but you do have to be willing to just go with it.Everything here rests on the shoulders of Michael J. Fox, trying to make it big from the bottom rung. His charade (wearing 100 hats at once) is where the movie pushes it, but it's also where he shines. His physical comedy is tip-top and he has the boyish charm to pull it off. The first boardroom scene (for me) is the movie's funniest; Fox is run ragged, the abuse that Davis takes is hilarious, everything's working in harmony.It's not until Mercedes Ruehl shows up later in a bit part that the movie is really funny . . . but it's still an enjoyable movie regardless.And just try to imagine this with someone else in the lead. Can't be done, I say.6/10

As much as I like Michael J. Fox then this movie just didn't really sit well with me. Why? Well, simply because it wasn't particularly funny and because the story was just too unrealistic to the point where it was just too much.The story is about an ambitious young man (played by Michael J. Fox) who has moved from Kansas to New York. But when his promised job fails to come through, he is forced to take on a job at his uncle's company starting out in the mailroom. And while the boss's wife falls in love with him and he falls in love with a young executive, things quickly get messed up.Sure, the story had potential, but buying into the fact that someone in the mailroom could pass as an executive without anyone raising an eyebrow was just too far out there - too unrealistic.While Michael J. Fox performed well in "The Secret of My Succe$s", then he actually had very little to work with in terms of script and storyline.What is impressive, though, is the cast list with so many familiar faces, even in relatively small roles.All in all, not a memorable movie, and I didn't even laugh a single time throughout the course of the entire movie.

Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton, John Pankow and Fred Gwynne star in this 1987 comedy. Fox (Back to the Future) plays Brantley Foster, an ambitious young man from Kansas who longs to work in the corporate world. He heads to New York where things go unexpectedly for him at first. The late, Jordan (The Mean Season) plays his distant uncle, Howard Prescott who is the boss of a company that's on the verge of a hostile takeover and he gives Brantley a job working in the mail room. Soon, Brantley decides to climb the corporate ladder by secretly masquerading as a phony executive on the side and help the company. He also finds romance with female executive, Christy Wills (Slater) whom Howard is having an affair with. Whitton (Major League) plays Howard's attractive wife, Vera who not only lusts after Brantley, but tries to get even with Howard, Pankow (To Live and Die in L.A.) plays Brantley's co-worker, Melrose and the late, Gwynne (The Munsters) appears near the end of the film as businessman, Donald Davenport. I grew up watching this film, Fox & the cast are great in it as well as David Foster's score. I recommend this good 80's comedy.

One could comment about how best this movie works. Or that it was symbolic of the materialistic 1980s and hence that is one of the reasons why it was so popular.In my opinion, this movie works as a light-hearted comedy and should be seen as such. If so, one could sit back and truly enjoy this film. Michael J. Fox plays a savvy and ambitious young man in The Secret Of My Success, which was aptly directed by Herbert Ross. It is a nice is a throwback to 50s-60s romantic comedies. Ross keeps things moving in an endearingly old-fashioned way. Fox is genial and charming. Helen Slater is a genuinely beautiful actress. Richard Jordan is good as the mogul. Margaret Whitton is all sexuality. All the supporting actors and actresses are also good. Carlo DiPalma's cinematography is comedy bright. David Foster's soundtrack works well. I must add that watching Mr. Fox is always a joy. He is a talented, kind and charismatic actor. I don't think that viewers are getting enough of him (understandably).