Directed by:
Pollyanna McIntoshScreenplay:
Pollyanna McIntoshCinematography:
Halyna HutchinsCast:
Lauryn Canny, Bryan Batt, Nora-Jane Noone, Cooper Andrews, Pollyanna McIntosh, Eugenie Bondurant, Sabrina Gennarino, Charlie Talbert, Thomas Francis Murphy (more)Plots(1)
Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns where she is to be tamed into a “good girl." However, Darlin’ holds a secret darker than the “sins” she is threatened with, and she is not traveling alone. The Woman, equally fierce and feral, who raised her is ever present and is determined to come for her no matter who tries to step in her way. Continuing the twistedly vicious adventure of Lucky McKee’s cult hit The Woman, Darlin’ sees standout star Pollyanna McIntosh both in front of and behind the camera, expertly commanding an all-consuming feast on the senses and sensibility in equal measure. (South by Southwest Film Festival)
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I understand than Darlin was intended as a b-movie. The premise calls for it. And I actually was in the mood to see something simple, not overly clever at the moment. This, however, was a piece of crap. It had a few good moments, but those got buried under terrible, animal-like amateurism.
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Like its predecessor, Darlin' tries to pretend that it's smarter and more radical than smartness and radicalness, but this time around, the mess cannot be saved either by the directorial concept, nor – God forbid – any filmmaking precision. If women-empowerment films are going to look like this in the future, I think women are pretty much in danger of losing the vote again.
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