the film review with me, anna smith. i m filling in for mark kermode to review this week s releases. the revenge thriller promising young woman is one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year, and it s finally streaming in the uk this weekend. you just forgot your birthday. you don t want to have a party, you don t want to see her friends. you know i don t have any friends, mum. don tjoke about it, don t. do you know how strange this is? you, you re still living here at home, working in that stupid coffee shop since you and nina dropped out of med school! you re out all night long doing god only knows what. 0k. i mean, you don t have any boyfriend, you don t have any friends! mum, you should ve saved all of that for my birthday card. carey mulligan stars as cassie, a medical school dropout living in ohio. she works in a coffee shop and secretly spends her nights trolling bars and nightclubs, apparently intoxicated, when she s invariably taken home by an opportunisti
on their past behaviour, whether they were perpetrators or silent bystanders. thematically, there are shades of the jodie foster star of the accused here. i think you gave me a fake number the other day. doesn t sound like me. in terms of tone, this has more in common with 905 noir like to die for and the last seduction, a genre that s having a bit of a resurgence at the moment. promising young woman gives it a colourful spin. i like to call it bubble gum noir. this is a candy coloured pop soundtrack confection with music video moments. it s no surprise it s produced by margot robbie, who produced and starred in i, tonya and birds of prey. as ever, british actress mulligan fares well in an american role and brings the right mix of intelligence, dry wit and vulnerability. and the supporting cast members are meticulously chosen. promising young woman isn t perfect, some of the tonal shifts didn t work for me and i had mixed feelings about the ending. but it tackles crucial issu
she picks her moment to sober up, and he gets a shock. what are you doing? # i was busy thinking bout boys.# i won t spoil what happens next. much of promising young woman s power is in its surprises and a bit of misdirection. it s a wild ride that mixes dark comedy and a zippy score with a serious feminist message. i m so sorry i didn t go with her. well, i m sorry too. bafta winning and oscar nominated writer/director, emerald fennell, tackles territory that s both important and uncomfortable. cassie calls men and women to task on their past behaviour, whether they were perpetrators or silent bystanders. thematically, there are shades of the jodie foster star of the accused here. i think you gave me a fake number the other day. doesn t sound like me. in terms of tone, this has more in common with 90s noir like to die for and the last seduction, a genre that s having a bit of a resurgence at the moment. promising young woman gives it a colourful spin. i like to call it bubb
the highest number of fatalities. doctors for the kremlin critic, alexei navalny, say they re extremely concerned about his health after 18 days on hunger strike. now on bbc news, it is the film review. hello, and welcome to the film review with me, anna smith. i m filling in for mark kermode to review this week s releases. the revenge thriller promising young woman is one of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year, and it s finally streaming in the uk this weekend. you just forgot your birthday. you don t want to have a party, you don t want to see your friends. you know i don t have any friends, mum. don tjoke about it, don t. do you know how strange this is? you, you re still living here at home, working in that stupid coffee shop since you and nina dropped out of med school! you re out all night long doing god only knows what. 0k. i mean, you don t have any boyfriend, you don t have any friends! mum, you should ve saved all of that for my birthday card. carey mull