11/15/2023 0 Comments Movies like don t worry darling![]() ![]() – Bones and All is 'a blood-drenched Bonnie and Clyde' – 'Brendan Fraser deserves an Oscar' for The Whale ![]() The issue with Don't Worry Darling, however, is that it is frequently rudimentary and repetitious – hammering home the same basic point about gender politics while a dulled supporting cast fails to add much colour to the story's margins. Olivia Wilde's second stint in the director's chair holds a stiletto to the throat of 1950s optimism, taking the plastic off the metaphorical sofa to expose the dangers of deifying an era where women are second-class citizens. We move as one." This is the mantra of Victory, an experimental company town in the mid-20th Century where men drive off into the desert to work on a top-secret project involving the "development of progressive materials" while their wives prep dinner, gossip and shop. All they ask in return is discretion and unquestioning commitment to the Victory cause.īut 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."There is beauty in control. Life is perfect, with every resident’s needs met by the company. While the husbands spend every day inside the Victory Project Headquarters, working on the “development of progressive materials,” their wives-including Frank’s elegant partner, Shelley (Chan)-get to spend their time enjoying the beauty, luxury and debauchery of their community. The 1950s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine)-equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach-anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia. “Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) 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. The official synopsis for Don’t Worry Darling reads: Now, with the film available on streaming, here’s how to watch Don’t Worry Darling. However, Wilde swapped their roles, stating that she wanted a younger couple at the film's center. ![]() Wilde was also initially set to play Pugh’s main role of Alice Chambers, in the film, while Pugh was supposed to play Wilde’s role of Bunny, Alice’s best friend. ![]() The cast of the film consists of Wilde, Florence Pugh ( Little Women), Harry Styles ( Dunkirk), Chris Pine ( Wonder Woman), Gemma Chan ( Eternals), Kiki Layne ( The Old Guard), and Nick Kroll ( Big Mouth). Katie Silberman, who had previously co-written the script for Booksmart, was brought on to do a rewrite which became the film's screenplay. It is reported that 18 studios had a bidding war to acquire the film and New Line Cinema won the auction. The original spec script for the film was written by Carey and Shane Van Dyke, and it appeared on the 2019 Black List. Don’t Worry Darling was first announced in July 2019 with Olivia Wilde set to direct and star in it. ![]()
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