Cassie (Carey Mulligan) is a single woman working as a barista with (according to her parents) no ambition in life. She dropped out of med school, haunted by the death of her closest college friend and really spends her time trying to come to terms with what happened. She is battling a culture of misogyny in the only way that she can think of, one guy at a time. When she connects with Ryan, a former classmate, maybe things are turning around. What particularly strikes me about this film is the number of times we hear "It's not my fault" or "I didn't do anything wrong" from completely delusional men who are unable to see that they have any responsibility for their own actions. I hope that that the portrayal is caricature, but I am afraid it is more indicative of main stream toxic masculine culture than not. While there are some light moments and some "romantic comedy" threads, this film is tragedy throughout.
5 stars (out of 5)
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