by John Zenoni
If you want to watch a movie with a great performance by an amazing actor and absolutely wild ending, then ‘Promising Young Woman’ is the film for you. Carey Mulligan gives an outstanding performance as Cassie, a young woman who had a promising future while attending medical school but who dropped out after the sexual assault of her best friend, who attended school with her as well. It's implied in the film that her BFF took her own life after not being able to live with what happened to her. Since the assault, Cassie has been living at home, working in a local coffee shop, just seemingly living out a boring life. However, Cassie is actually living a double life at night, taking ‘revenge’ on men who seem to want to prey on her vulnerability (she pretends to be intoxicated).
During lunch one day a young man comes in to the coffee shop insistent that she go out with him, particularly after he finds out they were in med school together. Reluctantly she agrees as she isn't interested in a relationship but finds herself really liking this young man until she learns some horrible news about his ties to her friend's assault.
The build-up of suspense and tension in the film is unbearable especially once things begin to become revealed. But the clincher is definitely the ending! It in no way turns out as I had expected but it is powerful!
This is a film with an important message and the way Cassie gets it across is ingenious. Does it mean she's right in the end? Well, the way I thought about it after watching the film was that two wrongs don’t make a right and/or you cannot take justice into your own hands. But I will say that the way the payback takes place is pretty good.
Originally Posted 2/17/21
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