Hello and welcome to another weekend of the Banana Meter! For those not aware of how this works, let me explain it to you. First, our critics check out a film. Then, they rate it on our scale of 0-100%, we gather the percentage from all of your critics and that’s how we get our rating on the Banana Meter.
What is the Banana Meter scale, you ask?
When a film hits above 85% or higher from our critics, it means it hit Bonafide Bananas status.
When a film hits between 55-84% or higher from our critics, it means it hit Ripe status.
When the film hits under 55%, it means it hit Sour Status.
Our next film to hit the Banana Meter is Don’t Worry Darling
Here is what our Ripe Banana Critics are saying about the film:
Andrew Korpan
Banana Meter Rating: 65%
Booksmart is one of my favorite films of all time and I truly believe Wilde changed the high school-coming-of-age landscape for the better. However, Don’t Worry Darling is a mess and missed the mark. Flex Seal couldn’t fill the gaps of logic in this film.
Don Shanahan
Banana Meter Rating: 75%
Soften the scalpels of credulity with Don’t Worry Darling. You’re not going to get told everything, and, honestly, you shouldn’t be. Know that you are entering pure mindf–k territory.
Edward Douglas
Banana Meter Rating: 55%
Don’t Worry Darling only works so far until it gets to its big reveal, and then you’re either on board or you’re not. Clearly, I was not.
Renato Vieira
Banana Meter Rating: 80%
A visually immaculate paranoia inducing thriller examining the thin line between love & control, the cost of happiness & marriage dynamics. Florence Pugh is an absolute force of nature
Shaurya Chawla
Banana Meter Rating: 60%
Admittedly scattershot throughout in its execution, DON’T WORRY DARLING manages to stay afloat just enough thanks to solid technical values and some solid performances, particularly another gonzo turn from Florence Pugh.
Tarek Fayoumi
Banana Meter Rating: 50%
Lacks in both entertainment and characterization.
Anthony Papetti
Banana Meter Rating: 20%
Olivia Wilde is asleep at the wheel for her sophomore film. A tedious buildup with zero payoff all while featuring some of the most wooden performances of the year.
Alex Madden
Banana Meter Rating: 50%
The press tour drama surrounding the movie will be more fun to talk about than the actual movie itself
Alex Billington
Banana Meter Rating: 65%
With this movie, the “free yourself” commentary is obvious, but it doesn’t amount to much overall and feels excruciatingly redundant.
Brian Eggert
Banana Meter Rating: 60%
Some moviegoers might be able to overlook what the story lacks in favor of its glossy visuals and famous cast (after all, Pugh and Styles are “so hot right now”). But Silberman’s script feels more akin to a concept-driven episode of The Twilight Zone than an implications-driven episode of Black Mirror.
Christian Salazar
Banana Meter Rating: 20%
“Don’t Worry Darling” is basically M Night Shyamalan’s “The Village” set in a different time period.
Dallas King
Banana Meter Rating: 60%
DWD is a beautiful film to look at but once one starts to dig beneath the surface, it has been built on the weak foundations in the screenplay. Only Florence Pugh’s performance saves it from crashing down completely.
Juan Mojica
Banana Meter Rating: 65%
Don’t Worry Darling takes a big swing on a grand vision that falls apart in its third act. Florence Pugh delivers a visually arresting performance & Harry Styles also does a really good job. While I overall liked the film, it’s not the home run it could’ve been.
Larry Chillson Jr.
Banana Meter Rating: 70%
Don’t Worry Darling showcases that Olivia Wilde has an eye behind the camera and solidifies Florence Pugh as the powerhouse leading actress that she is. Unfortunately, the script is too uneven to nail the premise but as a whole, this was a fun time.
Paul Carlson
Banana Meter Rating: 60%
‘Don’t Worry’ unfortunately misses so many opportunities for strong social commentary on various topics – and sadly settles to be a movie more concerned with its plot twists and premise than making clear-voiced thematic statements.
Ruth Maramis
Banana Meter Rating: 45%
Florence Pugh makes this tedious utopian mystery watchable, Harry Styles is out of his depth while the rest of the supporting cast are pretty much underutilized. Olivia Wilde’s utopian thriller is filled with intriguing concepts that are never fully developed. The off-screen drama would likely be remembered more than the film itself.
Serena Seghedoni
Banana Meter Rating: 60%
Don’t Worry Darling is not a perfect film, but that doesn’t mean you won’t enjoy it. Watch it for Florence Pugh’s performance and for a story that will frustrate you at times but that will always have you hooked nonetheless.
We Talk Film
Banana Meter Rating: 65%
It’s style over substance and likely to leave you thinking wistfully about the furniture rather than analysing the plot, but it’s an entertaining enough two hours with very good performances from Pugh and Pine – even if you do wish they’d been given something more original to work with. A taut psychological thriller wrapped up in a glamourous exterior
Paul Carlson
Banana Meter Rating: 60%
‘Don’t Worry’ unfortunately misses so many opportunities for strong social commentary on various topics – and sadly settles to be a movie more concerned with its plot twists and premise than making clear-voiced thematic statements.
Ryan Terry
Banana Meter Rating: 50%
Don’t worry about seeing this. Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling works best when viewed as an exercise in the boundaries of the filmmaking apparatus; unfortunately it shows little concern for the art of plotting, and is overstuffed with metaphors and analogies that ultimately struggle to tell a compelling story.
What is the Don’t Worry Darling Banana Meter Rating?
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