Don't Worry Darling
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Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. But when cracks in their idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something much more sinister lurking beneath the attractive façade, Alice can’t help questioning exactly what they’re doing in Victory, and why.
What critics thought
Florence Pugh's performance and Matthew Libatique's cinematography drew near-universal praise, but critics found the film itself — its screenplay, its ideas, its third act — hollow beneath the polished surface. Harry Styles divided opinion sharply, with most critics calling him the weak link against Pugh's intensity, while a minority defended him or blamed the underwritten character rather than the actor.
“Pugh's outstanding performance and the extraordinary below-the-line craftsmanship are all impeccably rendered, but they can't overcome the film's rotten core concept.”
Kate Erbland·IndieWire
“Perhaps the chief deficit of Don't Worry Darling isn't even predictability, but a discernible lack of new ideas of its own.”
Tomris Laffly·The A.V. Club
“smooth, competent, (mostly) well acted, and merely tedious”
Bilge Ebiri·Vulture.com
“Styles is cute, but a dud. Everything he does on-screen practically evaporates from one scene to the next.”
Stephanie Zacharek·Time
“this is her film, and everyone else is just there for support.”
Helen O'Hara·Empire
Genres
Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Olivia WildeDirector
Florence PughAlice
Harry StylesJack
Chris PineFrank
Olivia WildeBunny
KiKi LayneMargaret
Gemma ChanShelley
Nick KrollDean
Sydney ChandlerViolet
Kate BerlantPeg
Asif AliPeter
Douglas SmithBill
Timothy SimonsDr. Collins
John PowellComposer
Shane van DykeWriter
Katie SilbermanWriter
Matthew LibatiqueCinematographyFrom the studio
Don't Worry Darling
Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. But when cracks in their idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something much more sinister lurking beneath the attractive façade, Alice can’t help questioning exactly what they’re doing in Victory, and why.
What critics thought
Florence Pugh's performance and Matthew Libatique's cinematography drew near-universal praise, but critics found the film itself — its screenplay, its ideas, its third act — hollow beneath the polished surface. Harry Styles divided opinion sharply, with most critics calling him the weak link against Pugh's intensity, while a minority defended him or blamed the underwritten character rather than the actor.
“Pugh's outstanding performance and the extraordinary below-the-line craftsmanship are all impeccably rendered, but they can't overcome the film's rotten core concept.”
Kate Erbland·IndieWire
“Perhaps the chief deficit of Don't Worry Darling isn't even predictability, but a discernible lack of new ideas of its own.”
Tomris Laffly·The A.V. Club
“smooth, competent, (mostly) well acted, and merely tedious”
Bilge Ebiri·Vulture.com
“Styles is cute, but a dud. Everything he does on-screen practically evaporates from one scene to the next.”
Stephanie Zacharek·Time
“this is her film, and everyone else is just there for support.”
Helen O'Hara·Empire
Genres
Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Olivia WildeDirectorFlorence PughAliceHarry StylesJackChris PineFrankOlivia WildeBunnyKiKi LayneMargaretGemma ChanShelleyNick KrollDeanSydney ChandlerVioletKate BerlantPegAsif AliPeterDouglas SmithBillTimothy SimonsDr. CollinsJohn PowellComposerShane van DykeWriterKatie SilbermanWriterMatthew LibatiqueCinematographyFrom the studio
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