The rest of the cast is excellent as well, with Almudena Amor as a standout as Liliana, an intern at the factory with a big secret. This is important because The Good Boss focuses on him for almost the entirety of its one-hour and fifty-six-minute runtime.

I was enthralled with Bardem’s performance, even in the subtle moments. “… Blanco’s acts of kindness for his workers seem quite good-natured at first, but… the man turns to drastic measures…” However, watching the arc of turning from good to bad play out is something rare because most movies and shows are about some form of a redemption journey for the protagonists. Longtime employee Fortuna (Celsius Bugallo) explains that his son is in jail because of a fight, so Blanco calls in a favor to a delegate to have him released and then gives him a job at his wife’s store.Īll of Blanco’s acts of kindness for his workers seem quite good-natured at first, but as seemingly small issues escalate to a crescendo (a la Curb Your Enthusiasm ), the man turns to drastic measures (much like Walter White). They do so, and he helps them the best he can. Blanco tells his employees to come to him with any issues that they have because their problems are his problems too. The Good Boss centers around Bardem as Blanco, the head honcho at the Blancos Básculas scales factory, where everything must balance out, both literally and figuratively. The Spanish film also has a dash of Breaking Bad for good measure. So what do you get when you combine Bardem with a darker version of one of my all-time favorite shows, Curb Your Enthusiasm ? Writer/director Fernando León de Aranoa’s The Good Boss is the answer. Javier Bardem is a force of nature up on the silver screen, commanding respect and attention from the entire world since his Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his phenomenal work in No Country For Old Men.

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