In 2019 Olivia Wilde impressed me with Booksmart. A female twist on Superbad, it had alot of heart and felt like she had something to say. Now she has Don't Worry Darling, a film that in the wrong hands may have been bland, but with her it had great commentary on social issues and was visually stunning. The acting is great but the plot is a bit of a mess. As i said in the wrong hands it could have been dull but she injected great sex appeal(there are some hot as fuck scenes) and some hyper surreal moments. It feels like a cross between the Stepford Wives, Lost, Blue Velvet, Suspira & Black Swan, but i guess Inception & The Truman Show were her main influences. It is a mess but it is a gorgeous mess, the twist i predicted and glad it happened but that ending, while i respect how open ended it was, was still quite the head scratcher. I hope her next film is more personal again, but keeps this visual style.
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