When nice guys are dangerous
Two recent buzzy, twisty thrillers put gender dynamics at the center of the drama.
Willa Fitzgerald (left) in Strange Darling and Sophie Thatcher (right) in Companion (VVS Films & Warner Bros. Pictures)
“Do you have any idea the kind of risks a woman like me takes every time she agrees to have a little fun,” the Lady (Willa Fitzgerald) says to her date as they sip beers and make out in his pickup truck outside a motel that holds the promise of where the night might lead.
“I’ve never thought about it that way,” her date (Kyle Gallner) says a little bashfully.
“Of course you haven’t; you’re not a woman,” she shoots back. “The real issue is safety—it’s life or death. So I’m going to have to ask you a question: Are you a serial killer?”
