Ladies First [Movie Review] |

Ladies First [Movie Review] | Needing a palate cleanser after a string of horror movies, I stumbled upon this movie and decided to give it a shot.

SYNOPSIS

Ladies First (2026) Trivia

• Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike, Charles Dance, Emily Mortimer, Tom Davis, Richard E. Grant & Fiona Shaw
• Director: Thea Sharrock
• Producer: Liza Chasin, Eleonore Dailly & Edouard de Lachomette
• Production Company: 3dot Productions
• Distributed by: Netflix
• Release date: May 22, 2026
• Running time: 93 minutes
• Rating: MA
• Country: United States
• Language: English
• IMDb: 5.9/ 10
• Tomatometer: 13%
• Metascore: 41 
• Playing Glenda, Kathryn Hunter actually taught Sacha Baron Cohen at the legendary École Philippe Gaulier clown school, adding a brilliant real-world layer to their eccentric on-screen chemistry. 
• As a remake of Eléonore Pourriat's 2018 French original I Am Not an Easy Man, the film represents a rare instance of a streaming platform reimagining its own foreign-language content. 

Damien Sachs is an executive at Atlas Advertising, the kind of guy who lies about promoting a woman just to secure a lucrative Guinness campaign, all while reassuring himself that it is actually men who have it tough in the modern workplace. He is a man who rules his corporate kingdom with an iron fist, an expensive suit and a staggering amount of casually tossed-off misogyny. 

Then, he walks face-first into a structural steel pole.

When he wakes up, he is trapped in an alternate reality where women hold every single ounce of systemic power. His former assistant is now his boss, his boss is a meek secretary and Alex, the hardworking mother he constantly sidelined, occupies his old corner office. To make matters worse, an eccentric street dweller known as the Pigeon Man drops a cryptic bombshell. The only way Damien can ever return to his original reality is by clawing his way up the corporate ladder to become the CEO of this matriarchal society.

To survive, Damien has to navigate the very indignities he used to inflict. He endures painful body waxes, completely reimagines his wardrobe and even finds himself forced into an absurdly compromising cowboy position just to get a foot in the door. Along the way, a fierce rivalry with Alex morphs into an unexpected, passionate connection, forcing him to experience the agonizing sting of being used and discarded after a one-night stand.

When a sudden twist threatens to shatter his progress, a second head injury yanks him backward through the cosmic divide. He wakes up back in his own reality, seemingly reformed and eager to right his past corporate wrongs by elevating Alex to her rightful place. But as the cosmic scales rebalance, a chilling realization shifts into view.

Which reality is the real one?

MY REVIEW

What I Like:  

• Great performance and commitment from the cast.  
• This one certainly hit that funny spot.
• A soft pat about bias and favoritism at the workplace. 

What I Don't Like:

• Nothing as I take everything as funny.

Will I Watch It Again: Yes, I don't mind watching it again. 

Overall: 4.1/ 5.0

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