Pros: A bizarre concept fills up this solid screenplay, complete with a great cast and flawless performances and excellent art decoration. The plot twist isn't figuring that Alice (Florence Pugh) and Jacks' (Harry Styles's) world is fake but rather why it is fake.
Cons: The ending is a bit squishy, though you assume that Alice finally wakes up from the creepy stimulation and, after some intense therapy, she can resume her life. And yes, the whole concept is disturbing. Jack is dissatisfied with his life so she has to adjust to him, not the other way around or the two coming together to reach a compromise.
Recommend: Maybe
Grade: B
Side Notes:
-The stellar supporting cast includes director Olivia Wilde herself, Nick Kroll, Kate Berlant, Gemma Pine and Kiki Layne (excellent in If Beale Street Could Talk).
-Of course the lone African American is the first character to go 'crazy' aka discover the truth and hopefully save herself from a life of servitude.
-Where does all the food and supplies come from if this is a fake world?
-Everyone comes to Victory for different reasons, some to keep the love of their life in it, others so their children are still alive?
-Peg (Berlant) must be pregnant forever.
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