Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Promising Young Woman
- Commentary: This movie created quite the buzz, initiating no less than four dedicated articles on Roger Ebert's site and a further flurry of mentions in compendium articles there. It also caught the eyes of many awards organizations and won more than a few of its nominations.
Update 4/21/22: I watched this movie last night, 4/20/22. Yeow! I was glued to the screen! Superbly watchable movie, very involving, no false performances or sloppy plot schematics that I could detect, subtly presented, expertly framed the protagonist's journey into revenge and, ultimately, horror! A wonderful job done by all, notably writer/director Emerald Fennell. Now, I'm curious about her other work, some of which, as an actress, I've seen. Really looking forward to more of her work in all categories of film making!
Of note, this movie has also inspired me to add another label category, "revenge". Turns out, another movie I recently acquired with this one also fits this category, so I've started out running. I'm about to add a third, an old one that clearly fits into this category. I'm sure I'll find more in my collection to which "revenge" applies.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Carey Mulligan Cassie Thomas Bo Burnham Ryan Cooper Alison Brie Madison McPhee Clancy Brown Stanley Thomas Jennifer Coolidge Susan Thomas Connie Britton Dean Elizabeth Walker Chris Lowell Alexander Monroe Alfred Molina Jordan Green (uncredited)
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 2020
Directed by Emerald Fennell.
Labels: clancy-brown, dramaE, female-director3, feminist, revenge1, violence4, women's-movie2
