Promising Young Woman Director Defends Controversial Ending as Realistic and Inevitable
Carey Mulligan’s new revenge thrillerPromising Young Womanplays out like a black comedy dealing with very heavy issues. Mulligan stars as Cassie, a woman who is reeling from the trauma of losing her best friend to rape and sets out on a path to revenge. The director of the film, Emerald Fennell, recently weighed in on the much-discussed, and deeply divisive ending, which saw Cassie finally come face-to-face with her friend’s rapist and gain the upper hand, only to then be overpowered....