Don't Worry Darling
Don't Worry Darling
While her husband leaves home everyday to work in a top secret facility, a young 1950s housewife begins to question her life when she notices strange behavior from the other wives in the neighborhood.
Kevin Ward reviewedJuly 6, 2025
This definitely feels like just an alternate version of The Stepford Wives, but the social satire feels very shallow and not throughly explored. Much of the first half (probably more like 2/3rds) feels like it’s there purely to indulge in this 1950’s utopia and in Florence Pugh. And while that stuff is great (particularly Pugh), it lingers for too long and I found myself wondering “where is this headed?” a few too many times.
Then when we finally get to the central pivot point of the film, there’s a lot that could have been interesting to explore. Gender roles of married couples, female breadwinners, misogyny and control, family dynamics, etc. However, once these themes are hinted at, the narrative of the film doesn’t really spend any time exploring them and instead just races to the finish line. In the end, I left the theater feeling pretty mixed. It’s a really good looking (and sounding) film and Pugh is radiant, but it really felt like it was lacking in any kind of depth.