Promising Young Woman - Reviews

...is as confident as its protagonist, a film that’s willing to be a little messy and inconsistent in a way that reflects Cassie’s existence.

...[Mulligan] is sensationally good as Cassie, showing hitherto unseen comic abilities, the kind of performance that never relents, it just builds and builds until finally it explodes

Mulligan’s withering disdain is a thing of beauty.

Mulligan crushes this role with every measured, withering line-reading.

...Mulligan, who’s always given smart, delicately shaded performances (...) is an entirely different animal here: furious, damaged, ferociously funny.

...[a] playfully provocative and ingenious rape-revenge satire...

Fennell is brilliant at pulling the rug out, not simply to reveal a bare floor, but a trapdoor into a nightmare...

...on this evidence, Fennell is a promising young filmmaker indeed.

A ferocious lead turn by Carey Mulligan super-charges this shocking, outspoken debut that pulls none of its punches.

...a dark comedy that may redefine the upcoming decade.