![]() ![]() ![]() The script may be shallow, the plot predictable, but she gives it her all, particularly as reality begins to fracture. A neighbour who she calls a friend (although we never see a connection) has breakdown that's dismissed as an accident. Haunted by strange flashbacks, Alice begins to suspect something sinister is at the heart of this American dream.īut you can't fault Pugh, or "Miss Flo" as Wilde once called her. Though soon her picture-perfect existence starts to crack, with empty eggs that crumble strangely in her hands. At the outset we see her coasting through her days. Cooking and cleaning. Shopping and lounging. While Styles has occupied the headlines, Don't Worry Darling is undoubtedly Pugh's film, with the singer-turned-actor along for the ride. Entertainment)ĭon't Worry Darling opens in a 1950s cul-de-sac in the desert. In a perfectly synchronized suburban setting, all the wives make breakfasts for their husbands, then teeter onto the driveway in heels to kiss the menfolk goodbye. The most lovestruck of all are Jack and Alice, the young married couple played by Styles and Pugh.Īnd where do the men drive to each day? They call it the Victory Project - a mysterious installation hidden in the desert where Frank, the leader played by Pine, motivates the men and applauds the wives for their dutiful service. To her right is Nick Kroll who works at the mysterious Victory Project, led by Frank played by Chris Pine, far right. But the question of what we see and the assumptions we readily believe are at the heart of her new film.ĭirector Olivia Wilde, left, also appears in the film as Bunny, a friend and neighbour of Jack and Alice. It's not unusual for directors to change actors. There's also more than a whiff of misogyny in the idea that Wilde's set was especially chaotic. #LSSC /RQS54WJH0G- as Wilde herself suggested to Colbert, there is a hypocrisy at the heart of the focus on the production. "I don't feel like my male directing colleagues are answering questions about their cast," Wilde said. Harry did not spit on Chris, in fact.” - on #spitgate More tonight on at 11:35/10:35c. “People will look for drama anywhere they can. ![]()
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