'Promising Young Woman' Cast Explains the Female Revenge Thriller

In "Promising Young Woman," Carey Mulligan plays a 30-year-old woman named Cassie, who lives with her parents and works in a café. She dropped out of medical school for reasons that become clear as the plot unfolds. But what audiences see immediately is that Cassie’s side gig is going out to bars and appearing so drunk that a man will take her home - but to say what she does once they do would be a spoiler. (The movie’s tagline is “Take Her Home and Take Your Chances.”)
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[@emmiegarvey7895]

i think the way Emerald used classically unthreatening male cast like Bo Burnham, Max Greenfield, etc was super impactful because it really drove the idea that even the sweet ones aren’t always trustworthy

[@13realmusic]

The romance part was cute until it wasn't :/

[@chelssola]

SPOILERRR

[@laasyaseelam87]

man Carey’s American accent has gotten so good I didn’t even know she’s English.

[@barbaramarina0]

the way this movie broke me... you can't trust anyone.

[@Hamsterprincess98]

I just realized that the director is the woman who plays Camilla in the crown - I was wondering why she looked so familiar!

[@AnupapayaPoopy]

Bo's cheeky eyebrow raise at the mention of his girlfriend-directed Hustlers

[@pennywise1629]

I love Bo but it’s nice seeing the man just sitting there looking pretty while the women talk for once

[@MrSotero123]

It’s weird how an American accent makes Carey Mulligan seem like a completely different person. She even looks different sometimes, if that makes any sense.

[@taniadiego]

Like in real life, the scariest part is that normal good guys are the aggressors or the bystanders of that violence, because is not about specifically those guys in the movie but about how living in a rape sexist culture gives you permission to think what you are doing is not a crime. She would’ve move on if everyone around her would’ve act accordingly to the severity of the crime. The scariest scene for me was with the Dean because it shows this is waaaay bigger than Nina, when she says that every week we have at least 2 accusations like this, and instead of she thinking, I have a severe problem where my female students are being systematically attacked and they are not safe, she thinks o well girls like to lie, and statistically only 2% of those accusations turns out to be false, because is is really hard to come forward with an accusation like this, puts you in the most vulnerable spot, a spot you don’t want to be in just like that. What normalization does is that allows violence to escalate. We have that problem in Mexico, every day 11 women die mostly at the hands of their acquaintances, their couple, a cousin, a neighbor, a friend, a police that is supposed to protect you, not an unknown drug dealer. And I’m not even talking about how many women suffer any kind of sexual assault without dying. We needed a movie like this.

[@StephanieTips]

I find it perfect that Britney's music was such a huge part in the movie considering the abusive conservatorship her father has on her

[@sarahbearbabygirl]

i’ve written essays praising emerald and carey, but right now i was to point out something kind of subtle i noticed in this interview about Bo.

[@tiana1420]

I have gained so much respect for every single man in this film. The fact that they agreed to do this in order to shed light on something so serious is something I am so thankful for. It's not a pretty role. It doesn't make them look good. But they did this to help us. And that's what being an ally is. Spreading the message of what's been going on for like she said, centuries.

[@sadie513]

"We welcome all and any awards." - I do hope Emerald and Carey do get the recognition they deserve for Promising Young Woman.

[@definatelynotbee]

I didn't see it as a revenge movie. I saw her as isolated and angry that no one seemed to understand what her friend had been through. She wanted to open their eyes and change them.

[@coffeebean2370]

This movie was a masterpiece but also triggering asf

[@Lucky13_537]

Some people: this movie portrays all men in negative light

[@wsw360]

Carey Mulligan has been shopping at the Knives Out jumper store

[@candicerichardson1374]

I love how Bo looks when Carey mentions Hustlers lol he's so proud of his girlfriend for that film, so cute

[@johnnyv.5142]

This first time director really knocked it out of the park! From beginning to its unexpected end, this was brilliantly directed!