'Don’t Worry Darling' has two strengths: Florence Pugh’s performance as Alice and Wilde’s picture perfect visual style. There’s wonderful creepiness in how mundane things become suffocating symbols in Alice’s idyllic home. More from cinebeth ⤵️
Wilde’s"Booksmart" was an indie charmer about high school best friends on the eve of their graduation. With"Don’t Worry Darling," the director challenges herself with something darker and more complex but it’s all wrapped up in a sunny package of mid-century model home perfection."Don’t Worry Darling" has shades of"The Stepford Wives," the 1975 horror/sci-fi film based on Ira Levin's book.
But then cracks begin to appear. One woman has what seems to be a breakdown and claims that everything is a lie and that no one is asking any questions. This prompts Alice to start asking questions and the answers are not comforting.Director and actress Olivia Wilde with Florence Pugh on one of the gorgeous sets of"Don't Worry Darling."
"Don’t Worry Darling" has two strengths: Florence Pugh’s anchoring performance as Alice and Wilde’s picture perfect visual style. There’s wonderful creepiness in how mundane things like saran wrap or a sliding glass door can abruptly become suffocating symbols in Alice’s idyllic home. The film falls apart, however, in the final act where a twist provokes an"ah-ha" gasp but then leaves you feeling cheated and disappointed. It also makes it hard to discuss where it goes wrong since that would involve spoilers. But I hate twists that in some ways invalidate the characters you have just spent and entire movie with. Personally, I think a less extravagant twist might have made a better narrative point.
Pugh almost sells it though. Her performance completely pulls us in and maintains an emotional core that keeps us connected to the story no matter where it turns. I do highly recommend seeking out"Lady Macbeth," one of her earliest films, for an even more finely etched and nuanced performance as a woman seemingly trapped. Styles, as Alice's husband, is pretty much an empty shell both in terms of the character and the performance.
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