In 'My Policeman,' Harry Styles' lack of depth makes him struggle through this troubled love triangle. Our TIFF22 review:
The first feature film musician Harry Styles was in, Dunkirk, you almost wouldn’t have noticed his character if you weren’t looking for him. His second, Don’t Worry Darling, is one that you can’t miss hearing about even as little of it is about his performance. It is worth acknowledging his short cinematic career to put into context just how undefined his on-screen presence is.
Several decades later, in what is also the opening scene, we see all these same characters have grown older and are carrying with them pain that they have tried to bury in the past. Marion is preparing the home she shares with Tom to welcome a guest in ailing health. Enter Patrick who has just had a serious stroke and is now hardly able to speak.
The film then becomes one defined by the tension that is socially, emotionally, and sexually repressed. Marion desires Tom, though he hardly touches her, resulting in her confusion turning to anger and panic about what is going on. Tom desires to be with Patrick though can never speak about it to anyone for fear of being found out by a brutally repressive society that criminalizes homosexuality.
While the film is more than Styles, it is his performance that represents the make or break point of the experience. The complexity of this character certainly made it a big role for him to take on so early in his acting career and this shows in the work that would have been far better with a more seasoned actor. This isn’t to single him out as he isn’t the first musician to make the leap from the stage to the screen.
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