‘Promising Young Woman’ review: Carey Mulligan stuns as doom-seeking vigilante

Clayton Davis Carey Mulligan’s performance in Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” has been beloved by critics and audiences alike since it debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020. She has been considered one of the top contenders in the best actress race, which is among the most competitive of all-time, with no shortage of talent in the running.

(CNN)Carey Mulligan has doubled down on her thoughts about a review which referenced her looks.Variety published a review written by freelancer Dennis Harvey of her film "Promising Young Woman," a darkly comic #MeToo revenge tale.In it he wrote, "Mulligan, a fine actress, seems a bit of an odd choice as this admittedly many-layered apparent femme fatale — Margot Robbie is a producer here, and one can (perhaps too easily) imagine the role might once have been intended for her.

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original Variety review of Promising Young Woman wrote, which attracted a host of criticism on social media.Variety subsequently added an editor’s note at the top of the review, which reads: “Variety sincerely apologises to Carey Mulligan and regrets the insensitive language and insinuation in our review of Promising Young Woman that minimised her daring performance.”Mulligan then responded to Variety’s “sexist” review and subsequent apology in a new interview with Zendaya.

Clayton Davis Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” reinvents the revenge thriller, giving the cinematic treatment for woman reclaiming their power. On page 20, Cassandra (played exquisitely by Carey Mulligan) is approached by a former college classmate Ryan (played by the charismatically brilliant Bo Burnham).

Carey Mulligan has been earning rave reviews for her performance as a woman seeking revenge against sexual predators in “Promising Young Woman”, but one film critic’s take had her calling out Variety for a “tone-deaf” review — though its author disagrees.

Carey Mulligan understands the importance of how women are discussed in the media. Her gripping new film,, has received mostly positive reviews from the critics, but Mulligan recently decided to call out a review from , which suggested that producer Margot Robbie might have been a better fit for Mulligan's part as Cassie. «I felt it was, you know, it was a surface read, it was a sort of criticism or an appraisal of my looks as opposed to my performance,» Mulligan tells ET's Matt Cohen.

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Carey Mulligan has responded after Variety apologised for its 'insensitive language' in a controversial review about her new film Promising Young Woman in which it suggested Margot Robbie would've been a better lead actress. In the film Mulligan portrays Cassie who seeks to avenge her best friend Nina after she is raped.

Variety for their “sexist” review of her new film Promising Young Woman.In a new interview with Zendaya for the publication’s Actors on Actors series, Mulligan addressed Variety‘s apology after she called out the language of the review in a New York Times profile last year.“It made me concerned that in such a big publication, an actress’ appearance could be criticised and that could be accepted as completely reasonable criticism,” Mulligan told Zendaya.“It stuck with me, because I think it’s

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Carey Mulligan is reacting to a review.

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Kate Aurthur editorIn a profile in the New York Times in December, Carey Mulligan was asked about the initial reactions to her movie “Promising Young Woman” during its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January of last year. After Mulligan “winced” at the question, she answered.“I read the Variety review, because I’m a weak person,’” she told the Times.

Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman”) and Zendaya (“Malcolm & Marie”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here. In “Promising Young Woman,” Carey Mulligan’s Cassie has been knocked off track by the rape of her best friend, Nina.

Carey Mulligan's performance in was more than promising. For her «daring and outstanding performance,» the actress is set to receive the International Star Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards.The festival and film awards gala will not take place as an in-person event this year, but honoree selections will be announced to recognize this year's great performances.

Carey Mulligan's performance in  was more than promising.