'Don't Worry Darling' - The Movie is an Intrigue in Itself

Not mentioning the drama surrounding the making and the press tour of Don't Worry Darling is hard but it is imperative to mention that the movie is a big intrigue in itself--whether it's the uber-perfect atmosphere of the Victory community, an experimental company town where husbands work for a top-secret Victory project led by Frank (Chris Pine), or Alice (Florence Pugh) and Jack's (Harry Styles) handful of steamy love scenes that recall Lady Gaga and Adam Driver in House of Gucci.

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These however might be merely just an attractive façade. As when cracks start to happen in Alice's luxurious life as a housewife, she couldn't help but question her reality.

Don't Worry Darling's premise is probably something that many have seen before, and whatever one's thinking about it could be true, but Olivia Wilde knows how to make sinister and intriguing things look cool, flashy, and entertaining to watch. This director knows what she's doing and was able to create some of the coolest sequences I've seen this year. And even as a supporting character Bunny, she knows how to command a spotlight. Florence Pugh as the lead however is the true star and heart of the film. She's already a star as we know but she's able to shine brighter here as a mid-century woman who can also convey modernity at once. If there's a reason to watch this, it's to see the parallel of Pugh, Styles, and Wilde's character in and out of the movie. That is if you're also malicious and suspicious of everything behind the scenes like most people are. But the movie's cast is truly its strongest suit. 

Also worth mentioning is the evident craft. The costumes, the hair, the score, the choreographies, the production design are as perfect as the veneer the movie is trying to display. All are captured by Matthew Libatique's playful and always moving lenses and John Powell's score that will remind us of another Florence Pugh movie, Midsommar. It's breathy and heartracing reminiscent of the synchronized crying and breathing in the Ari Aster cult film.

Don't Worry Darling is better seen without any knowledge of what it's about so it's better to stop here. But again, whatever you're thinking might be correct. It's just a matter of enjoying the cast and its cool sequences.