While there is a lot of plot to set up, the script quickly becomes repetitive in re-emphasizing these various situations. The Good Boss spends a lot of time setting up these various plot threads - too much time, really. RELATED: The Northman Enthralls with Violent Action & Shakespearean Epic Productivity is being impacted by workers' relationship woes, which Blanco takes it upon himself to investigate all while engaging in his own illicit affair with one of the young interns.

Anti-immigrant xenophobia is boiling up in the factory and has already led to violent hate crimes in the nearby city. A recently laid-off employee is staging an over-the-top one-man protest just outside company property. In an obvious bit of symbolism, the factory's scales haven't been perfectly balanced lately. Various issues come Blanco's way in the week before the big awards assessment. The rare moments his familial mask cracks are captivating a single glare of his can turn a calm moment instantly tense. Blanco is, for the most part, soft-spoken and ingratiating, even when it's clear his actions are pure manipulation. Bardem is an actor equally at ease playing affable and villainous, and in The Good Boss, he gets to do both at the same time.

The one aspect of the film that truly rises to the level of award-worthy greatness is Javier Bardem's performance as Julio Blanco.

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