Don't Worry Darling reviews are a mixed bag – but critics agree Florence Pugh is a standout
Don't Worry Darling reviews are in – and they're not all that positive. Florence Pugh is being highly praised, and critics agree that the film's visuals are top-notch, but there's criticism aimed at the plot, particularly a big twist, and opinions on Harry Styles' performance vary.
The film is set in a seemingly idyllic, 1950s-style community called Victory and focuses on Pugh's Alice, who is married to Styles' Jack. While the duo have an apparently perfect relationship, Victory hides a dark secret, which Alice begins to uncover. Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, and Olivia Wilde round out the cast (Wilde also directs). The film has been plagued by scandal for some time, with Wilde recently dismissing "all the endless tabloid nonsense and gossip" about her and Pugh.
We've rounded up a selection of reviews below to give you an idea of what the critics are saying about the movie – and, have no fear, there are no spoilers here.
"Pugh – in every scene – essays another accomplished, full-bodied performance, bringing viewers along with her on a journey from flirtatious to fearful. She's required to disintegrate then galvanize – a trick that does at times evoke the emotional trajectory she nailed in Midsommar. Styles is suitably charming if blank as Jack, his real-life heartthrob status-enhancing his character's dreamboat qualities rather than detracting from them.
"Pine seems to have the most fun, though, as a silver-tongued guru whose compliments and advice are delivered as smiling threats. A scene where he and Pugh face off over a dining table crackles with electricity. Later, a party in which he forces Styles to dance like a marionette genuinely disquiets."
"Don't Worry Darling is so clearly, so obviously not set in an idyllic
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