"Uptown Girls" is a perky comedy aimed at young women that gets the job done with crisp efficiency. The modestly budgeted MGM release should perform well in theatrical and ancillary markets. The oddity here is the involvement of Boaz Yakin, director of much harder-edged films such as "Fresh" and "A Price Above Rubies," and renowned cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, whom one associates with Scorsese and Fassbinder, among others.

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