Don't Worry Darling

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.

  • Released: 2022-09-22
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thrillers
  • Stars: Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, KiKi Layne, Gemma Chan, Nick Kroll, Douglas Smith, Kate Berlant, Ari'el Stachel, Asif Ali, Timothy Simons, Sydney Chandler, Alisha Heng, Wylie Quinn Anderson, Mariah Justice, Michelle Ells, Marcello Julian Reyes, Daniel Nishio, Venice Wong, Dita Von Teese, Monroe Cline, Kurt Scholler, Anna Tenney, Ali Starr Goebel, Natasha Luna, Trevor Hooper, Samantha Sookdeosingh, Ebru, Kaleigh Krause, Kate Ellie Fitzgerald, Mario White, Anthony Soto, Nataly Santiago, Natasha Kalimada, Charissa Kroeger, Alexandra Nicole Hulme, Brooke deRosa, Hal Rosenfeld, Connor Ryan
  • Director: Olivia Wilde
 Comments
  • nwggfjcxj - 30 June 2024
    Not new, but fresh
    This is definitely just a darker, modern take on Stepford Wives, but one that is completely worth viewing. One thing it has over Stepford Wives is its emotional depth. Florence Pugh is a master of exploring and expressing trauma without over acting, and those skills are perfect within the context of this movie, with a solid script that gave her the perfect space to do so. If there is one thing I could sell this movie on, it is Pugh's performance. In less capable hands, this film would've fallen flat, but she really breathes life into the script. The plot is mildly predictable on a macro level, but on a micro level there were a lot of twists and details that I feel made it its own entity. This film could've been a 6, but this is what makes it a 7: the visuals, Pugh's performance, the tension (despite its mild predictability I was on the edge of my seat), and Wilde's direction. She perfectly crafted an unbelievably visually gorgeous fantasy with a dark secret. She clearly can direct incredible performances out of her actors (Harry Styles is also great, and the movie is perfectly cast). The direction is strong. Even if this movie isn't the best ever, Wilde definitely knows what she's doing and made something worthwhile. I look forward to seeing more projects helmed by her. Reasons why it's not an 8: the predictability.
  • siddharth-61578 - 19 May 2024
    Good Idea. Poor Execution.
    A very poor half baked execution of a good idea. The climax is done in a very hush hush manner without any logical explanation. End seems disjointed from rest of the movie. The movie is watchable till end just because of good acting by Florence Pugh. Chris Pine is wasted here. Rest of the characters are severely underdeveloped. You can see first half an hour of the movie and can conveniently jump to last 15 mins. You will not miss anything in the story.

    Just better development of climax would have made a lot of difference to overall movie watching experience. Sci Fi in the movie concepts needs better convincing execution. Over simplification of sci fi concept did not help.