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''Promising Young Woman'' is a 2020
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written, co-produced, and directed by
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in her feature
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. It stars
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as a troubled young woman haunted by a traumatic past as she navigates balancing forgiveness and vengeance, with
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,
Alison Brie Alison Brie Schermerhorn (born December 29, 1982) is an American actress. Her breakthrough came with the role of Trudy Campbell in the drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015), which won her a Screen Actors Guild Award. She gained recognition fo ...
,
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,
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,
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, and
Connie Britton Constance Elaine Britton ( Womack; born March 6, 1967) is an American actress. Britton made her feature film debut in the independent comedy-drama film ''The Brothers McMullen'' (1995), and the following year, she was cast as Nikki Faber on the ...
in supporting roles. ''Promising Young Woman'' had its world premiere at the
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on January 25, 2020, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 25, 2020, by
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. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its screenplay, direction, and Mulligan's performance, and grossed $19 million worldwide. The film won
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at the
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, with additional nominations for
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,
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,
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(Mulligan), and Best Film Editing. Fennell also won Best Original Screenplay at the
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, Writers' Guild Awards, and
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.


Plot

Cassie Thomas, a 30-year-old
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dropout, lives with her parents and works at a coffee shop. Years earlier, her best friend and fellow student Nina Fisher was raped by another classmate, believed to be Al Monroe; there was no investigation by the school or consequences from the legal system. Now, Cassie spends her nights feigning drunkenness in clubs and bars, allowing men to take her to their homes and revealing her sobriety if they try to take advantage of her. Cassie goes on a date with another former classmate, Ryan Cooper, who mentions Al is getting married. She begins a plan to exact revenge on Al and others who are believed responsible for him getting away with the rape. She meets another former classmate and friend, Madison McPhee, who continues to deny Nina was raped. Cassie gets Madison drunk and hires a man to take Madison to a hotel room. With no memory of what happened, Madison leaves several distraught voicemails for Cassie, who does not answer them. Cassie next targets Elizabeth Walker, the medical school dean who dismissed Nina's case for "lack of evidence." Cassie lures her teenage daughter, Amber, into her car by posing as a makeup artist for a popular band. Later, she meets Walker under the pretense of resuming her education and questions her about Nina's case. When Walker explains away her actions, Cassie tells her she dropped Amber off at a dorm room with drunk male students. A terrified Walker apologizes for her inaction, and Cassie reveals Amber is safe at a diner. Cassie forgets to meet Ryan for a date, disappointing him. That night, Cassie again lures a man into taking her home. As they are walking out of the bar, they run into Ryan, who, not knowing what is truly happening, is hurt. Cassie visits Jordan Green, Al's lawyer, who harassed Nina into dropping charges. Green is remorseful, on leave from practicing law after a nervous breakdown, and Cassie forgives him. After visiting Nina's mother, who urges her to move on, Cassie abandons her revenge plans. She also apologizes to Ryan, and they fall in love. Madison confronts Cassie outside her house, desperate to know what happened after their lunch. Cassie reassures her that nothing happened. Madison gives her an old phone containing a video of Nina's rape before warning her to never contact her again. Watching it, Cassie sees Ryan as a bystander. She confronts him and threatens to release the video unless he tells her where Al's bachelor party is being held. Ryan tells her and begs for her forgiveness, but Cassie refuses. Cassie arrives at Al's bachelor party posing as a stripper. She drugs Al's friends and takes Al upstairs. She handcuffs him to a bed and identifies herself as Nina Fisher. An unnerved Al points out, and the audience finally learns, that the real Nina is dead (although the cause of her death is not mentioned), and he immediately guesses Cassie's real identity. As she starts carving "Nina" onto Al's abdomen, he breaks free and suffocates her with a pillow. The next morning, Al's best friend, Joe, helps him burn Cassie's body. Her parents file a missing person report and the police begin to investigate. Ryan tells them Cassie was mentally disturbed and does not tell them she was going to the bachelor party. At Al's wedding, Ryan receives several scheduled texts from Cassie. Green is shown receiving a package from Cassie with the phone with the video of Nina's rape and instructions to follow if she does not return from the bachelor party. Gail, Cassie's manager and friend, finds a half heart-shaped necklace with Cassie's name under the cash register; Cassie was wearing the matching half with Nina's name when she was killed. The police discover her burnt remains and the necklace, and arrest Al for the murder during his wedding reception as Ryan receives a final text from Cassie, signed with her and Nina's names.


Cast


Production

Emerald Fennell devised the concept of the film in 2017, and sold the script to
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's production company
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after pitching the opening scene. In January 2019, it was announced
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had been set to star in the film, with Fennell directing. In March 2019,
Bo Burnham Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham (born 1990) is an American comedian, musician, songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. His comedy work often combines musical, sketch, and stand-up elements with filmmaking. Following his success as one of the earliest ...
,
Alison Brie Alison Brie Schermerhorn (born December 29, 1982) is an American actress. Her breakthrough came with the role of Trudy Campbell in the drama series ''Mad Men'' (2007–2015), which won her a Screen Actors Guild Award. She gained recognition fo ...
,
Connie Britton Constance Elaine Britton ( Womack; born March 6, 1967) is an American actress. Britton made her feature film debut in the independent comedy-drama film ''The Brothers McMullen'' (1995), and the following year, she was cast as Nikki Faber on the ...
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
Christopher Mintz-Plasse Christopher Charles Mintz-Plasse (; born June 20, 1989) is an American actor and comedian. He has performed roles such as Fogell (McLovin) in '' Superbad'' (2007), Augie Farcques in '' Role Models'' (2008), and Chris D'Amico in '' Kick-Ass'' (20 ...
, Sam Richardson, and
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joined the cast, with Angela Zhou and
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being added in April. Principal photography began in Los Angeles on March 26, 2019, lasting 23 days. The majority of exterior shots were filmed at Campus South, part of the Lanterman property at
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. According to Carrie Wittmer of '' The Ringer'', the film production crew deliberately chose male actors who previously played characters known as good or wholesome to reinforce the idea that predators can be anyone. Fennell created "mood boards" to illustrate to the crew how Cassie has wildly different facets of her personality. Originally, Fennell planned to end the film at the time Cassie's body was burned, but the production's financiers balked at having a negative ending. She also considered an ending where Cassie appears at the wedding and kills the men responsible but deemed it unrealistic. She decided to have the ending where Cassie has a backup revenge plan as she felt Cassie would be thorough in her planning and she would be aware she could die. Additionally, Fennell stated that having Al apprehended at his wedding would reflect Cassie's sense of humor.


Music


Release

In February 2019,
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acquired
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rights to the film. It had its world premiere at the
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on January 25, 2020. It was initially scheduled to be released theatrically on April 17, 2020, but was pulled from the schedule due to the initial closures of movie theaters that occurred during the
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. It was theatrically released on December 25, 2020, instead, and on
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on January 15, 2021. The
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was released on March 16, 2021.


Reception


Box office

''Promising Young Woman'' grossed $6.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $12.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $19 million. In North America, the film was released alongside ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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'', and was projected to gross around $2 million in its opening weekend. It went on to debut to $719,305, finishing fifth at the box office. Some 63% of the audience were female, and 74% were aged over 25. The film dropped 4.4% in its second weekend to $687,900, then made $586,285 in its third weekend, finishing sixth both times. The film continued to hold well in the subsequent weekends, including seeing a 16% bump following its four Golden Globe nominations, with a running total of $5.1 million by February 21.


Critical response

''Promising Young Woman'' received critical acclaim. On
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, ''Promising Young Woman'' holds an approval score of based on reviews, and an average rating of . The site's critics consensus reads, "A boldly provocative, timely thriller, ''Promising Young Woman'' is an auspicious feature debut for writer-director Emerald Fennell – and a career highlight for Carey Mulligan." On
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, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 48 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews." Audiences polled by
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gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while
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reported 73% of those surveyed gave the film a positive score, with 43% saying they would definitely recommend it. Kate Erbland of
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gave the film a "B+" and wrote "Emerald Fennell's raucous debut, ''Promising Young Woman'', twists its buzzword-laden, spoiler-free synopsis—it's a #MeToo rape revenge thriller with bite!—into something fresh and totally wild." Writing for the ''
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said "The grimly multitasking finale of ''Promising Young Woman'' feels both audacious and uncertain of itself, as Fennell tries to meld a cackle of delight and a blast of fury, with a lingering residue of anguish. It doesn't all come together, though there's an undeniable thrill in seeing it come apart."
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of
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wrote that while Cassie is the film's focus, "Fennell is saying something here, too, about men. About nice men and about men who think they're nice men, or nice enough men." In ''
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'', Dennis Harvey praised Mulligan's performance as "skillful, entertaining and challenging", but questioned her casting, writing that she wore her "pickup-bait gear like bad drag; even her long blonde hair seems a put-on". He speculated that producer Margot Robbie may have once been intended for the role instead. Mulligan criticized the comment, saying, "I felt like it was basically saying that I wasn't hot enough to pull off this kind of ruse ... For this film, you're going to write something that is so transparent? Now? In 2020? I just couldn't believe it." ''Variety'' issued an apology, saying the review had been insensitive and "minimized" her "daring performance". The
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defended Harvey's review and criticized ''Varietys apology. Harvey responded to Mulligan's comments in ''
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:'' "I did ''not'' say or even mean to imply Mulligan is 'not hot enough' for the role.'" He pointed out that he was a 60-year-old gay man and did not "go around dwelling on the comparative hotnesses of young actresses". Aisha Harris of
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stated that Cassie does not get satisfaction from her acts of revenge, something differing from characters in other thrillers where characters take revenge. A. A. Dowd of
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stated that Ryan Cooper initially is contrasted with predatory men and "represents the possibility of forgiveness, a light at the end of the dark tunnel
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been traveling through since college." In regards to why Ryan chooses to cover for his friends when the police interview him, Fennell said: "He ''so'' wants to be good. But he’s not going to blow up his own life." In regards to the reveal showing his true character, Dowd said: "Even those who didn’t participate are complicit for their silence, their justifications, their refusal to intervene." Dowd added that the casting of Burnham, who "comes across as nonthreatening" and has "a boyish quality," assisted the use of the character. Harris stated that
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's portrayal of Neil had "just the right amount of creepy, entitled energy."


Accolades

''Promising Young Woman'' was nominated for five categories at the
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and won
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. This film was longlisted in 13 categories at the
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, including Best Director for Fennell, Best Actress for Mulligan, and Best Supporting Actor for Burnham. It was finalised at six categories and won two awards, for
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and Outstanding British Film. It was nominated for four categories at the
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, and six at the 26th Critics' Choice Awards. It won
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for Mulligan and
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for Fennell. It further received a
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nomination, and four
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nomination, winning Best International Film and Best International Actress for Mulligan. Most of the awards, were directed to Mulligan and Fennell, for the performances, screenplay as well as direction, respectively.


See also

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Notes


References


Further reading

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PDF of the script


External links

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