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.
There are so few substantial roles for women at the movies these days, getting a couple of barn-burners in the same week is a cause for celebration.
Critic Sean Burns reviews these films, noting that the former is an entertainingly trashy, star-studded provocation, while the latter is an indie psychodrama with audacious laughs.
Author's summary: Julia Roberts and Rose Byrne shine in two new films.