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#SilverScreenBlack: 'Destroyer' (2018)

(2hrs)

Mario's rating: 4.5/5 (pacts)

(Requiem for a) Destroyer: Greed, guilt and rage corrode away the best of Kidman's cop, leaving the worst of her wanting revenge.

👍 Forest trips:
Kidman's snowballing (self-)destruction from 16 years of regret, repression and outrage. All that's left are her imperfect choices in a near-perfect film.

👎 Heist slips:
No 2019 Oscar noms in any category. Just one Golden Globe nom. Only the Nevada Film Critics Society awarded Kidman for Best Actress (jointly with Toni Collette for 'Hereditary'). Nice work with both choices, NFCS.

📽️ Favourite scene:
Kidman questioning Bradley Whitford's crooked lawyer. The conversation literally crashes one way, then the other...

🥇 Best quote:
"I'm tired. I've spent my whole life scrapping. Jealous, hungry, scared. I just want to spend one day on the other side of that."

🙁 Best depressing quote:
“You want to be powerful. You want to be recognised. You want to be seen. But you can't do what you want. Because someone's going to see you and you're going to get punished for doing what you want. I got good news and bad news. There's nobody watching."

👨‍👧 Best parenting quote:
"I'm not good, I'm the one who's bad. I lied, I stole, and worse. You can be better than me."