Late Stage Films

 I do not have an especially interesting Take™ on Olivia Wilde's new sci-fi thriller "Don't Worry Darling". After months of intense drama involving Ms. Wilde possibly fighting with her female lead and definitely dating her male lead, the end result is a film that I think it basically decent. It's much stronger in the peripheral parts of moviemaking (set design, sound effects) than it is the parts that most people will pay attention to (the script is not great, and neither are most of the actors). It's a mess, but a watchable one.  The main twist is a good idea for a movie. I'll avoid saying exactly what it is, because the only level the film works on is one of a pure suspense thriller. Instead I'll say that the execution felt lacking, because the film is so deeply uninterested in everyone's backstory. It should be obvious to everyone that Chris Pine is hiding some evil secret. The "why", both why he is evil and why he feels the need to hi...