Promising Young Woman
R: Thriller drama
Dir: Emerald Fennell
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown
Rating: ***1/2

Emerald Fennell’s ambitious debut directorial Promising Young Woman is by no means a safe film to start a career with. Promising to score a direct hit on patriarchy through the actions of a traumatised Cassie (Carey Mulligan), a dropout from med school, who despite seven years of living in a vacuum with revenge on predatory men solely on her plate, hasn’t been able to get over the life-defining event of her past.

Cassie and Nina, her sister-like bestie, grew up together and even joined med school together. Within a year of joining though, their lives get derailed because of a group of entitled predatory men who get away with their repulsive, life-threatening actions, who as the Dean of the prestigious institution claims — happen to be ‘promising’ young men with a great career in the field of medicine.