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Promising Young Woman (2020) [Full Reaction] (Patreon)

Published:
2026-02-13 23:00:09
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2026-02-14 22:30:51
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2026-08
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Damn, what a movie! Thank you to Nate Jasper for requesting this one on Reactr! I talked for a bit longer than my norm at the end of this one. I'm looking forward to your thoughts and thanks so much for watching with me! 😊

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Promising Young Woman (2020) | Full-Length Watchalong Reaction

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Death Lego

Oh, this film..... Really really good from what I can remember. But I think I'd perfer to rewatch Blink if wanted another dose of Carey Mulligan.

Tyler Foster

Wasn't totally sure what to think of the film when I saw it back in 2020, but the dialogue I've heard about it since then from various women and survivors has really turned me off of the movie, and I just skipped to the end on this one to hear your review. I feel like these two (very scathing) reviews get into the root of what I don't like about it/the general consensus among its detractors what's wrong with it. https://letterboxd.com/alissacaliente/film/promising-young-woman/ https://letterboxd.com/kathkrueger/film/promising-young-woman/ (this one says mostly the same thing but I like the bit about self-determination) Writer/director Emerald Fennell's subsequent projects, Saltburn (2023) and now Wuthering Heights (2026) are being criticized in sort of...philosophically similar ways, which is that Fennell enjoys pushing buttons relating to misogyny and sexual violence and whatnot, but that she does so in ways that are frustrating or contradictory or unintentionally ugly in some way. There seems to be some suspicion of her as a having come from a fairly rich family, that her privilege makes her blind to the ways in which her feminism is considered to come up short. Since I skipped the reaction portion, you probably said something if you saw it, but this was produced by Margot Robbie's LuckyChap production company. Fennell had a cameo in Barbie as Midge, the pregnant doll.

Nathan Jasper

The thing that I love about this film is that it's unapologetic in holding a mirror to society. We're literally seeing it happen in real time today in the open and a certain group of people don't care, defend it, kill in honor of it, etc. There is so much truth in this film and it's horrific that (even before the J.E. scandal began unraveling), what we as general people shook our head at and turned away and pretended it wasn't happening because it harshed our mellow or was upsetting to think about. And we as a society have ignored and enabled and just accepted "shit happens" and we've dug ourselves into a hole and somehow are shocked that it's gotten this far. It reminds me of what I heard growing up in a religious family that "when they dress that way they're asking for it". How about teach your men to not be assholes? Why was that never part of the equation? But that's a whole other "religion is control" conversation that could go Mariana Trench Deep in its discussion. It does suck that Cassie died but that's another piece of honesty there that so many women do die or disappear when they speak up and fight back. How many have been put away in asylums or silenced throughout history because they screamed? Carey Mulligan's presence was a whole other level in this film. She felt so visceral and frightening and seeing these guys trying to take advantage of who they assumed was a weak drunk girl turn into an absolute boss who took control of the situation was fascinating. Loved her performance. And looking at how lengthy the discussion was goes to show that the movie did its job. It got the viewers thinking and talking about the subject matter. Awareness is important but accountability is most important. Take responsibility. Thanks for watching and for the wonderful discussion!

Steve Mercier

This movie kicks up such a cluster fuck of feelings and opinions with its subject matter, with its main character, with its controversial ending (no happy whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?), with its bleak outlook on dating culture (with men especially), and most of all with its in-your-face look at date r*** and what really happens to the victims, the perpetrators, and the not-so-innocent bystanders of those crimes. Generally speaing, I have found that when people have a problem with this movie (apart from the anti-feminist movement), it comes down to the ending. And I'm not saying the ending is good--point in fact, it sucks. It's so un-cathartic (pretty sure that's not a word). But, I think that's the point. The people who survive r*** often do not find catharis. Cassie's friend certainly didn't--and neither did Cassie. Cassie's death at the hands of her friend's r****t makes the viewer sit and stew in it: everyone gets arrested, she gets the last laugh from beyond the grave--but she's still dead. That fucking suuuucks. And that's so often the reality: survivors maybe get to survive (maybe), but do they really get to move on? Do they really get revenge? Justice? Our culture (and I guess I specifically mean American culture, because that's what I know) is so quick to excuse the perpetrator, and so quick to blame the victim. It's so quick to look the other way. And I think it's incredibly meaningful that this movie isn't meant to be a revenge fantasy. It's meant to push our faces right into the problem and say, 'Hey, look at this! This is a problem! And it's not going anywhere unless we do something to fix it.' It says, 'Take responsibility.' It poses the question: is revenge actually cathartic, or is it self-destructive? So then, what is moving on? What is catharsis? Personally, I love this movie. I think it's bold and right and true--not because it ends the way I want it to, but because it makes me contemplate why it can't end that way. But I have no beef with anyone who disagrees with me, or hates the movie, dislikes it, or just wishes it was different. Because ... that's the point. Anyone who wants to throw some hate at me: cool. I guess that's what the internet is for (*sigh*). In any case, very much looking forward to your reaction on this one (queue the psychotic Britney Spears music...)

Arcee

Great reaction. Following along with how sweet Ryan seems and how you think he's Cassie's path back "home", only to get that sharp reminder of how people can display a completely different side in different times and places. I'm kind of with you that I wanted the harsh Lispethesque revenge, but I think the actual ending was a good compromise between that and a gritty "realistic" end (like the spots you feared ending at), giving us at least some measure of justice and hope. I agree with your first instinct about Joe being worse than Al. Al's murder was a crime of opportunity, and he could even make an argument for self-defense (hopefully not a working one for enough time to strangle!). But Joe is there in the cold light of day saying it's not his fault, and it's correct to burn Cassie's body. On carving - it's just assault/battery/GBH etc, but there's got to be a decent chance that he wouldn't want to cooperate with or complain to authorities.

Chris Thom

At one of the premieres for this, there was almost a fist fight during the discussion afterwards, people were so heated.