Destroyer

2019 • 120 minutes

About this movie

When a fresh case exposes history from a former investigation, LAPD detective Erin Bell (Nicole Kidman) is forced to face her demons, in this genre-defining work from Karyn Kusama (Æon Flux). As a young detective, Erin and her partner Chris (Sebastian Stan) were placed undercover in the California desert to infiltrate a notorious criminal gang, controlled by their dangerously unstable leader Silas (Toby Kebbell), but the operation ends in tragedy. Years later, struggling to maintain a relationship with her daughter and still haunted by her past, she embarks on a mission for redemption and closure when it appears Silas has re-emerged.

Ratings and reviews

Best Nicole Kidman film since Eyes Wide Shut. Great film with a strong female lead. I don't know why more feminists didn't champion this instead championing fluff like Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel.

Watched this in the cinemas and it was so bland and predictable. The acting was fine but the story was just so meh and some things really didn't make sense. Felt I was wasting my time unfortunately.

I like Nicole Kidman. But I found it so boring. I’m writing this and the movies got 20mins to go. Acting the part would have been difficult. Next...