Don't Worry Darling Is a Hot Mess of Mediocrity | Film Review

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Published on October 15, 2022 1:51:43 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoKqbps0ESI

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I'm a little late to the party: Don't Worry Darling has been out for a few weeks now, and as expected, this drama-filled, controversy-mired mess of a movie didn't end up doing all that well. Despite the power of Florence Pugh's performance and an amazing presentation, the , choppy pace, lackluster story, and in-your-face feminism, coupled with a much-anticipated yet highly mediocre performance by Harry Styles, left the film feeling hollow and unfulfilling. Join me as I dissect what exactly went wrong with Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling as we witness another big-star-powered movie plummet!

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Chapters:
00:00 'Comedic' Introduction
00:51 Background & Overview
01:43 The Good: Presentation
02:31 The Good: Acting
03:24 The Good: Music
04:10 The Bad: Dialogue Issues
05:16 The Bad: Performances
06:08 The Bad: Character Writing
06:37 The Bad: Over-use of Thriller Tropes
07:06 The Bad: Pacing Issues
08:04 The Bad: Reveal & Plot
09:11 The Bad: Execution of Feminist Themes
09:38 Final Thoughts & Conclusion

Sources:

Don't Worry Darling | Official Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgmnKsED-jU
Don't Worry Darling | Official Trailer #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW9aRVXIwaY
Don't Worry Darling | "Dinner" Clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkC3BTt5y_w
Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan Interview - DON'T WORRY DARLING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67haessFQ44
Interview with Olivia Wilde where she talks about sex in the movie, amongst other things:
https://variety.com/2022/film/features/olivia-wilde-harry-styles-sex-scenes-dont-worry-darling-1235347929//
Shutter Island Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8yrZSkKxTA
Florence Pugh drinks tea and eats some other stuff for Vogue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cxHwQl9pNM

Don't Worry Darling is a 2022 American psychological thriller film directed by Olivia Wilde from a screenplay by Katie Silberman, based on a story by Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke, and Silberman. The film stars Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Wilde, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, Nick Kroll, and Chris Pine. It follows a young wife living in a company town who begins to believe there is a sinister secret being kept from her by the man who runs it.

In the 1950s, Alice and Jack live in the idealized community of Victory, an experimental company town that houses the men who work on a top-secret project. While the husbands toil away, the wives get to enjoy the beauty, luxury and debauchery of their seemingly perfect paradise. However, when cracks in her idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something sinister lurking below the surface, Alice can't help but question exactly what she's doing in Victory.