Synopsis
Payback never looked so promising
A young woman haunted by a tragedy in her past takes revenge on the predatory men unlucky enough to cross her path.
2020 Directed by Emerald Fennell
A young woman haunted by a tragedy in her past takes revenge on the predatory men unlucky enough to cross her path.
Carey Mulligan Bo Burnham Alison Brie Clancy Brown Jennifer Coolidge Laverne Cox Chris Lowell Molly Shannon Connie Britton Adam Brody Max Greenfield Christopher Mintz-Plasse Steve Monroe Sam Richardson Ray Nicholson Timothy E. Goodwin Alli Hart Loren Paul Scott Aschenbrenner Gabriel Oliva Bryan Lillis Francisca Estevez Lorna Scott Casey Adams Vince Lozano Mike Horton Angela Zhou Austin Talynn Carpenter Emerald Fennell Show All…
Frédéric Dubois Ryan Collison Leslie Bloome Robert Eber Joanna Fang Nick Seaman Scott Weber Laura Heinzinger Connor Nagy
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"I AM AWAKE IN THE PLACE WHERE WOMEN DIE." -- Jenny Holzer
been thinking about what to write about this one for the past couple of weeks. i can see why some hate it and why some love it, and after hours of reflection i've come to the earth-shattering conclusion that... it is just okay!
the title "promising young woman" itself is a reference to how the media called rapist brock turner a "promising young man." many know brock turner, but fewer know chanel miller, the woman who spoke out about him (and even wrote a memoir aptly titled Know My Name). similarly, our vengeful protagonist cassie is determined to let the world remember her best friend nina's name. the…
the outer layer is a bright candy coated shell, but peeling that back reveals the inside as hollow. i don’t have negative feelings about the ending (or the film as a whole) the way some do, actually i enjoyed it until it was almost over. but then the bad taste it left behind immediately started creeping in. as a complete picture it just feels like a bunch of gotcha moments that lack a certain kind of empathy for the subject matter. the ending solidified my problems with it, bringing such potential together for just another bigger gotcha moment. it’s bold, and i dig that, but surely justice can be doled out with a little hope still attached. without that hope…
best picture marathon: film #4
“you’re right, ok? is that what you wanna hear?”
i’m of the opinion that this is an irresponsible movie. it doesn’t really matter to me if i think it’s well made or piss poor, because in the end it just stings with that carelessness. for months i’ve been weighing it on my tongue and mulling it over, and i’ve realized that it only tastes worse every day. and upon rewatch i discovered that i can’t even accept it as a study of grief or self sabotage in the wake of loss when the ending is just too much to stomach. at one point i thought it would work better as a flat out horror movie,…
girlbossing sexual assault in this way is my joker moment and I'm not even kidding.
had a very in depth conversation with friends after this so I don't feel like putting it into words here but this was very frustrating.