Just watched Promising Young Woman, which I believe is on Netflix. I was kind of bored during the first part, but as the plot evolved, I became more and more intrigued, and although the ending was contrived to make a better visual, it was still amazing.
It stars Carey Mulligan and in lesser roles, Adam Brody, Alison Brie, Christopher Mintz-Passe, and a host of other recognizable faces. But it really is a Carey Mulligan movie. Alfred Molina shows up very briefly but knocks it out of the park.
I thought it was easily one of the best movies I've seen. I hesitate got get into the plot too much without spoiling it, but Mulligan plays a woman traumatized after a tragedy, dealing with it in an interesting way, and then getting the chance to get revenge on those who caused the trauma. There's a scene where she gets evidence of what happened, and it is almost heartbreaking.
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