OK, it is the time of year when you
really wanna watch those scary movies.
So calling all thriller friends,
there's a new movie you might
want to check out in the set.
It's in the 1950s already.
Cool, right?
It features a housewife living with
her husband and a utopian society.
The film, don't worry darling uncovers a
dark secrets in a close knit community.
But will it be enough to wow our
movie critic Manning Frank?
Listen before you ask, no,
we will not be talking about the behind
the scenes drama surrounding this film,
although I would look it up yourself
because it's delicious and it's just
as entertaining as the film itself.
All that to say, don't worry,
darling has the expectation of
being Olivia Wilde, second film
after her acclaimed film Booksmart,
in addition to starring Academy Award
nominee Florence Pugh and musical
heartthrob Harry Styles. Big swings.
They're taken in this film and admittedly,
it works. Until ultimately.
It doesn't.
Victory is safe and secure here.
You can live the life you deserve.
We can all live the life.
Set in the
1950s, Allison Jack,
played by Pew and Styles respectively,
are a young couple who live in the
idealized community of victory.
A small town tucked away from the world.
Everything seems perfect,
and in its place.
I was here when you got here.
Sleep in the bedroom.
However, cracks begin to form
in this picturesque community,
and Alice begins to uncover
something sinister that is lurking
deep within this supposed utopia
where nothing is what it seems.
Don't worry, darling sets up a
brilliant premise that revels in
the unraveling of this mystery,
and no one sells that mystery
better herself than Florence Pugh.
She carries this film and does.
The audience's surrogate proves
once again that she is one of the
best actresses working today,
matching that energy is wildt
distinct visual direction.
The quality of the 1950s aesthetic,
with the slow and unsettling degrading of
Alice's conception of this utopian reality,
is such a visually engaging treat that
almost makes up for the lack of resolution.
Sadly, with each passing scene,
after a second act High,
Olivia Wilde grip on the story
begins to degrade.
The script is far more concerned with set
up and asking questions of the viewer,
but rarely if ever answering them.
That's exemplified in a third act
that drops its reveal before bolting.
To the end at a blistering speed
resulting in don't worry darling themes
taking a back seat as they become an
afterthought to a less than satisfying
twilight zone Esque twist once,
don't worry,
darling relinquishes its mysteries
from the viewer.
We're left with an ending that
sputters to an abrupt conclusion,
which is unfortunate because up
until the third act woes though,
the film entrances us on this spellbinding
journey through a myriad of top
notch technical aesthetics and good,
if not reliable performances.
It's just disappointing.
Ohh and Harry Styles.
Perfectly solid in the roll. Just just fine.
That's that's it I'm giving.
Don't worry, darling.
A for you to decide.
You can watch it only in theaters.
Alright, so hearing that, it makes me.
I think I'm in love with the premise
and maybe not the execution.
That's exactly what I was
when I left the theater.
I'm like, oh, I loved it.
And it's not exactly everything
it needed to be because Kim and I
went to go see it and we were like,
ohh, this is great, wait,
what's happening with the
third act finally rolled in?
It seems like Stepford Wives on steroids.
Yes, exactly.
Same vibe and everything until
the wool of the, excuse me,
the rug is pulled out from under you.
And then you start to realize
this isn't what it seems,
but also you're kind of leaving me
hanging with a lot of the plot.
Reggie stars.
So is it because they want it
up to a viewer interpretation?
Is do you think it was intentional
that they didn't answer some of these?
You would think that,
but there are so many that are left
that are completely just glossed over
by the ending that it left me wanting.
Not not just wanting more,
but just kind of confused.
Kind of like it's like someone
cut 30 minutes from the film.
Is it one of those?
Is one of those times that
when when they fade to black,
you're waiting for it to come back
up for the real ending a little bit?
You know what I mean?
And then you'll wait?
That's yes.
Kind of,
but at the same time,
there's some like meat in between
the the end of the second act
and the end of the third act.
You're like, wait, no,
you're like taking things out when
there needs to be more content.
I can just tell from your
dramatic pauses and that story.
Yes, yes,
that you might not have been the biggest fan.
No, I love the first two acts.
Great. I loved it.
Just walk out after that,
I'll get some more popcorn.
Their own ending, acting wise,
Harry Styles, he's fine.
He's fine. He's not.
Don't don't use hyperbole.
Hyperbole of, like, he's the worst.
No award nominations.
No, no more nominations.
Florence Pew is great.
She is one of my favorite
actors working today,
and she really proves herself as an
actress that you just love to watch.
So, all right, I'm still,
it's one of those I think I have to watch.
You know what I mean?
I still want to see it.
When I saw the commercial,
I saw just the costuming and everything,
and I was like, I want to check this out.
It's not to avoid.
Make that note.
It's not to avoid.