Should you watch Promising Young Woman?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Promising Young Woman
Film · 2020
A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.
The sides of Promising Young Woman
- A medical school dropout pretending to be drunk in bars
- A list of names from the past
- A friend she lost
Promising Young Woman is good for you if…
- you like revenge served with candy colors and pop songs.
- you like revenge with a sardonic smile, Cassie trapping men who think she's drunk.
- you like Carey Mulligan as a woman nobody sees coming.
Promising Young Woman is bad for you if…
- you can't watch a story about sexual assault and its aftermath.
- you need some hope by the end.
About: revenge · grief · consent
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