As I understand it, the basic premise of this movie is that Betty Friedan and Andrea Dworkin were right about the nature of marriage. I was sorry to see Florence Pugh, who seems likeable, sign on to it. There have been conflicting accounts, but the production got off to a shaky start with a crazy psychodrama involving Shia Labeouf, a sketchy character to begin with, who was fired or withdrew from the project. By most accounts, Pugh and Chris Pine seem to have hung tough as professionals doing their best to salvage a bad situation because that’s what pros do.
This is the kind of film that seems to be so ideological in conception that I’m inclined to boycott it on principle. I’m not above watching some of these from time to time, but it would be a matter of conscious opposition research. If I got riled enough to take a stab at a review, I’d watch it first.
If any of us have actually seen it, I’d be interested in reactions.
Florence Pugh seems to be very unhappy with the director, Olivia Wilde.
I agree. She's one of those rising young actresses who is pretty, but not in the bland, skinny mold, with an unusual voice and a sort of solid, calming presence even in ghastly situations... I mean, I couldn't make it through Midsommar, but I like her.