Two Films Focus on Put-Together Women Falling Apart
Julia Roberts and Rose Byrne deliver spectacular performances in Luca Guadagnino's "After the Hunt" and Mary Bronstein's "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You," respectively.
playing flinty, difficult characters blessedly unconcerned with eliciting the audience’s sympathies
According to critic Sean Burns, "After the Hunt" is an entertainingly trashy, star-studded provocation, while "If I Had Legs I’d Kick You" is an indie psychodrama with audacious laughs.
These substantial roles for women are a cause for celebration, given the scarcity of such roles in movies today.
Author's summary: Julia Roberts and Rose Byrne shine in two new films.