This is a revenge movie in the American style: everything either simplified or over-the-top. If you want to see a real revenge movie made by a woman try "The Nightingale". It's real, serious, and pertinent to today's issues. It is set in the black-white wars in Tasmania in the late 1820s, when Australia was treated as a prison by England. The story is so well scripted, cast, and acted that it is more relevant than "Promising Young Woman", which tries so hard and yet fails to succeed. If you want a serious story about revenge -- real issues about real people reacting in real ways -- forget about "Promising Young Woman."
Review of Promising Young Woman
