The Oscar-winner’s tremendous new film is an exhilarating, often very funny depiction of a woman giving in fully—and awkwardly—to desire with her hot young intern.
because it is so sexually intimate, with sex scenes that have been described as “radically long.” Kidman isn’t wrong—the sex scenes in Halina Reijn’s filmtremendous in length, and it takes a certain kind of bravery that Kidman possesses to star in a film like this.
This is a film about negotiating power dynamics. You hear the sounds of Romy moaning before you see anything. In the opening scene, Romy has sex with her husband Jacob . When they finish, he says “I love you,” a fiery passion in his voice. “Love you,” Romy responds, but there’s a hollowness to her words. Romy slips out of bed and masturbates to pornography in another room. Romy has intense desires her husband cannot fulfill.
The rest of the cast impresses too. Dickinson is convincing as a variation of a f---boy, exhibiting an unflinching confidence that’s downright swoon-worthy; it’s abundantly clear why Romy throws herself recklessly into his arms. Banderas accesses a loving sweetness as a successful theater director and Romy’s husband, growing frustrated with Romy’s commitment to her work and the lack of time they spend together.
Kidman is an exceptionally committed actor—she’s always willing to do anything for her characters. Whether enduring endless suffering in, Kidman’s something of a chameleon, able to transform herself to fit any role. Her work inRomy is a complicated woman, and Kidman revels in creating her layers. She’s also intent on tearing them down, as her character goes through a sexual and emotional whirlwind.
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