Teak furniture, Saarinen chairs, wood-paneled walls, shaggy carpets, and bulbous, tubed television sets. These are among the iconic midcentury set pieces comprising the visual aesthetic of Olivia Wilde’s second directorial feature, Don’t Worry Darling. While the aesthetic is a meticulous representation of its time, the film comes several decades too late to offer any insight, providing intrigue and visual appeal and nothing more.
Florence Pugh plays Alice Chambers, a loyal and loving housewife to her hardworking husband, Jack (Harry Styles). Residing in an idyllic, sun-soaked suburb, Alice spends her days cooking and cleaning, tending to their Bauhaus-styled bungalow. She’s otherwise seen shopping or taking ballet lessons with the other housewives. They all take the bus; they don’t drive. Their driveways only bear their husbands’ cars.
