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I thought this was a great psychological thriller that had a twist that was definitely unexpected. It kept you guessing throughout and had the creepy vibe I love in movies. Florence carried the acting but I was also pleasantly surprised by Harry's performance. Was it the best movie I've ever seen? No but I definitely enjoyed it. As for claims that Olivia is a "bad director" I truly don't know what that job entails but I do feel like a lot of the social media hype and drama surrounding this movie has people just wanting to hate on it due to its popularity. Movies are literally just meant for us to sit back and enjoy so I wish people would stop being so dramatic about it honestly. The movie makes you think about the world we live in today and truly how some men want life to be. Interesting concept overall.

This film is full of ups and downs.

Florence Pugh puts on a hell of a performance and you can undoubtedly see that she is the best actor out of the bunch. This is the reason Harry Styles' performance is being criticised. His performance is decent however when acting with Florence Pugh the comparison and difference is evident.

The ending is where this film falls flat for me. The plot twist is ok however could have done with more development. Also 10-20 minutes or so at the end could have concluded the film a lot better. As a sequel is in doubt due to the controversy/drama on set, the film doesn't have a proper conclusion to its min story.

Good Cinematography Good Soundtrack Disappointing ending.

In a utopian 1950s suburban community in the desert created for the employees of Project Victory as well as their family members, Alice Chambers (Florence Pugh) is a devoted housewife to her husband Jack (Harry Styles) who goes to work everyday at the clandestine Project Victory. When Alice follows a plane crash into the middle of the desert, she finds herself with questions that may reveal her dreamlike lifestyle is in actuality a nightmare.

Don't Worry Darling is the sophomore directorial effort of Olivia Wilde who'd previously scored a critical hit with her debut film Booksmart. The film is based on a script by brothers Carey and Shane Van Dyke that appeared on the 2019 Black List of best unproduced screenplays, and the project was chosen by Wilde as her next directing effort with Katie Silberman of Booksmart providing re-writes on the film which became the subject of a bidding war between several studios with New Line Cinema eventually winning. Produced in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was beset by some tensions on-set with Shia LaBeouf originally intended to be the lead alongside Pugh but was either fired or quit depending on who you listen to. Pugh also allegedly clashed with Olivia Wilde with the two allegedly getting into a shouting match. Upon release the film did okay at the box office for an adult skewing title in a market that had largely steered towards large scale event pics, but critical reception was considerably colder with praise given for performances, cinematography, and production design but criticism at the direction and screenplay. Don't Worry Darling Seemingly has all the right pieces in place for a strong psychological thriller, but in practice while it looks nice and is reasonably well acted it's also overly long with not much substance beneath its glossy surface.

To start off on a positive note, the movie from a visual standpoint is visually beautiful with the Victory Town well established with its vintage automobiles and immaculately designed homes with well-manicured lawns standing out amongst the desolate desert that surrounds this town in every direction. Additional visuals that come from the character's uncertainty are also well realized. Florence Pugh is well cast as our lead Alice despite the character not all that rich in depth so we never form much of a link with her, and KiKi Layne, Sydney Chandler, and Wilde herself do well as Alice's various social circle. But stealing every scene he's in is Chris Pine as Frank, the enigmatic and charismatic founder of the Victory Project, and thanks to Pine's charisma he creates a truly memorable antagonist with a solid "boo/hiss" quality that makes him easy to hate. The weak link in the acting however is in Harry Styles who despite looking like a leading man doesn't strike the nuances in this character all that well and because the script doesn't really have much depth to the character already.

The biggest issues with this movie are undeniably in Wilde's overlong direction and a screenplay that meanders on making the same point over and over again. Taking inspiration from the likes of The Prisoner, The Stepford Wives, Get Out, and various other sources, and we eventually get an all too clear picture of that as we head into the third act collapse where the proverbial "man behind the curtain" is revealed and if you remember the late 90s and early 2000s you'll definitely know where it goes. But the familiarity isn't the only thing that's wrong with the film as Wilde seems to have no sense of pacing or keeping audience investment up as the film often meanders with scenes that go on way too long and points repeated in scene after scene. One notable instance of Wilde's overlong direction is during Frank's introduction at a backyard barbecue and while the speech he gives is supposed to set him up as a charismatic and hyper-masculine figure, it keeps going well after it's done it's job establishing that and could've been cut significantly. The movie also features several scenes that are variations on the same point with several interchangeable dinner/dinner party scenes that are well staged but only serve the purpose of conveying what we already know. Then there's all the little things that don't make sense like the logistics of how the "reveal" actually works especially if the characters have friends, family and co-workers.

Don't Worry Darling has some good ideas and ambition behind it, but it never forms the individual parts that work into a satisfying cohesive whole. It's admittedly better than some films of this ilk I've seen like Paradise Hills, but I've also seen this done better too.

Olivia Wilde's second directorial effort is nowhere near as bad as I expected it to be given the firestorm of behind-the-scenes drama and production troubles. But it's also just not nearly as interesting or as well-put-together as it ought to be given it's fierce, original, thrilling premise.

It's a sleek-looking production, and Wilde does some very smooth work behind the camera. Most of the performances are extremely good (especially Florence Pugh's), but some of the supporting cast does put a little too much ham into their work.

Despite some clunky dialogue that consists largely of repetitive empty platitudes, the story is able to build a lot of intrigue with its intelligent placement of bizarre happenings. It causes its audience to ask questions and tests their patience by withholding and bestowing information in just the right doses.

This intrigue lasts for the first two acts, although the film's character development unfortunately falls to the wayside because the mystery was given all the attention.

It's a shame, because the third act and final twists of the story make all the nuance and complexity of the mysterious characters and world-building slip away.

At the film's conclusion, I was left dissatisfied. Dissatisfied with the fact that the villains' motivations were oversimplified to the point that their actions no longer make much sense.

It's like they deliberately planned to go about achieving their goals in the most convoluted, difficult way possible and in a way that would make them the most vulnerable that they could possibly be. It's a laughable ending with hilariously half-baked twists.

Don't Worry Darling is one of those movies that's bursting with imaginative, intriguing ideas, but never quite finds a way to put them together in a satisfying, coherent way. It's messy and not particularly satisfying as a result.

It's just a rip off of The Stepford Wives, but worse. A trash screenplay that even talented actors like Pugh and Pine can't make convincing... and Harry Styles should stick to music.

I don't know what Olivia Wilde was thinking with this unoriginal premise, especially in terms of not giving credit where it's due and saying it's at least "inspired by" Ira Levin's work.

She should've just adapted his book directly instead of this confused, over-the-top plot that takes itself too seriously instead of being a satire.

As for the drama behind the scenes I really don't care about any of that. It wouldn't have changed the quality of the film, at least in my opinion.