Promising Young Woman

The film’s take on power and trauma is deeper than the usual pop feminism.

Fennell and Mulligan deliver what they promise, from the design and performances to the tension and provocation.

Mulligan's withering disdain is a thing of beauty.

Whenever Promising Young Woman approaches challenging material, it treats it like a hot stove and snaps its hand back as if on instinct.

The plot definitely has less plausible patches. Then again, because everything's so stylised, the lapses of logic don't grate. And though the upbeat ending has irked some critics, I adored it.

Strong movies divide reactions. The great ones truly polarise. This is somewhere perfectly, smartly, sweetly in between.

From the moment the credits rolled, I immediately wanted to go back to the start and press play again.

Promising Young Woman writes a fresh new chapter in the saga on the big screen, a complex filmography made all the more challenging by the cinema’s skill at rendering lurid, action-oriented visuals.

The mix of sensations and ruthless irony fuel a belligerent vehicle towards a patriarchal system that must be exterminated. [Full review in Spanish]

Promising Young Woman is a bleakly funny and razor witted film that pulls no punches in its takedown of modern rape culture.