Promising Young Woman

"A wild and righteous provocation."

— Robbie Collin, The Telegraph

"Promising Young Woman is always entertaining and it will linger for a long, long time"

— Dan Mecca, The Film Stage

"The film’s empowerment fantasy of a woman who steamrolls male egos is as stylish and fun as its portrait of gender relations is dire."

— Pat Brown, Slant Magazine

"Carey Mulligan easily gives one of her very best performances -- if not maybe my favorite performance I've seen from her -- in this film."

— Chris Stuckmann, ChrisStuckmann.com

"Actress-turned-writer-director Emerald Fennell swings for the fences with an unapologetically bold thriller rooted in the conversations about #MeToo, consent and slut-shaming"

— Monica Castillo, TheWrap

"Cassie, as played by a never better Carey Mulligan in an award-worthy turn that will knock you off your feet, is the "Promising Young Woman" of the title in the year's most savage, ice-cold thriller."

— Adam Graham, The Detroit News

"Emerald Fennell’s raucous debut, Promising Young Woman, twists its buzzword-laden, spoiler-free synopsis — it’s a #MeToo rape revenge thriller with bite! — into something fresh and totally wild."

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire

"Mulligan turns in a performance that's near phenomenal as Cassie. You can read into the corner of her mouth her refusal to let her guard down, a cynicism seeping into her every expression."

— Esther Zuckerman, Thrillist

"Promising Young Woman builds to a truly shocking climax that delivers Fennell’s themes with a dark and twisted sense of humour—and justice. It’s a clever and unexpected turn in a film full of surprises."

— Anthony Kaufman, Screen Daily