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âThere are two types of people in this world,â says Rosamund Pikeâs character with deliciously twisted vim in the opening scene of her new Netflix film,
. âThe people who take, and those getting took. Predators and prey. Lions and lambs. My name is Marla Grayson, and Iâm not a lambâI am a fucking lioness.â
For all of the ferocity that bubbles under the surface of Pikeâs Golden Globeânominated performance as this self-proclaimed lioness, itâs her icy exterior and the businesslike efficiency with which she executes her ruthless grift that feels most terrifying of all. Marlaâs modus operandi is as follows: Through a network of doctors and nursing home managers whom she keeps on payroll, she targets lonely senior citizens with false diagnoses of dementia, gets herself appointed as their legal guardian, locks them up in a home, then cuts herself outsize checks from
Rosamund Pike Is Delighted to Appall You
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I Care A Lot begins streaming on Amazon on February 19.
In her most recent film, I Care a Lot (out this Friday, February 19, on Amazon Prime Video), Rosamund Pike plays Marla Grayson, a court-appointed guardian who steals the assets of her elderly wards. She’s a shark in designer pantsuits; absolutely fearless and willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead. But when I caught up with the formidable 42-year-old actor via Zoom, it was hard to reconcile the high-energy character who consumed all of the oxygen in every room with this thoughtful, low-key mother-of- two who has resumed her childhood studies of the cello during the pandemic.