Fernando Leon de Aranoa writes and directs an intermittently engaging Spanish import that does’t excel very well in its pacing and satirical implications about an industrial scales plant up for a local Business Excellence commendation.
Still, The Good Boss has Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) as the ambitious, rakish company boss Blanco whose meddling and more has him on the hot seat to spoil what could hinder his stamp on the industry. It’s a chance to see the top-flight thespian display his range especially when the proceedings edge towards the farcical. It does run on a mite long even as de Aranoa burrows into class distinction and how hard it is to fulfill employee needs.