Summary
In the high-stakes boardroom of the Bancroft paint empire, A.B. is the undisputed architect of success—a woman whose efficiency is matched only by her perceived lack of femininity. When she overhears Jimmy, the boss's grandson, dismiss her as a 'mannish' workhorse devoid of charm, the sting of his critique sparks a radical transformation. Under the tutelage of Jimmy's own grandmother, A.B. undergoes a calculated makeover, trading her tailored suits for lace and her sharp wit for a strategic silence. Armed with only two manipulative phrases designed to stroke the male ego—'Do go on!' and 'Aren't you wonderful?'—she reinvented herself as a helpless 'clinging vine.' As Jimmy falls for this manufactured persona, A.B. must navigate a precarious double life: maintaining her vapid facade to keep his heart, while secretly steering the business and his own financial future from behind the scenes. It is a comedic interrogation of gender performance that asks if a woman can ever truly be both the brain and the beauty in a world that demands she choose.
Synopsis
Mannish ultra-efficient A.B. is the real force behind the Bancroft paint business. But on a weekend house-party when she overhears the boss's grandson Jimmy's unflattering opinion of her lack of charms, she's hurt. Jimmy's grandmother takes her under her wing, makes her over, and teaches her to flutter her eyelashes and only say the two phrases to win a man: "Do go on!" and "Aren't you wonderful?". And Jimmy falls hard, not knowing his darling girl is the dreaded A.B. But can A.B. maintain her girlish guise while setting Jimmy on the right track to financial security and a proposal?
