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Destroyer

Thriller. Action. Drama "Destroyer" follows the moral and existential odyssey of LAPD detective Erin Bell who, as a young cop, was placed undercover with a gang in the California desert with tragic results. When the leader of that gang re-emerges many years later, she must work her way back through the remaining members and into her own history with them to finally reckon with the demons that destroyed her past.
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The New York Times
The New York Times
"Kusama is still figuring out how to balance form and pulp, but she has a singular unapologetic idea about what women can and cannot do onscreen, one she lets rip with verve and her superbly unbound star."  POS
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
"This is Kidman’s show (...) A movie star who knows how to stay the course, no matter how twisty, tangled or down and dirty it gets. She’s dynamite (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"  POS
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Variety
Variety
"Kidman goes dark — and nearly unrecognizable — in a role that all but obliterates the idea that audiences require likable protagonists (...) Destroys the standard confines of what an actress can do on-screen"  POS
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The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
"Kidman is terribly game (...) Hers is a bold performance in a sometimes potent but troublesome film, one that does have a pretty grand opinion of its own importance."  NEU
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The Playlist
The Playlist
"Kidman is spectacular (...) Kusama also benefits from spectacular work from Maslany (...) It requires a certain amount of patience but when Kusama, Kidman and 'Destroyer' finally kick it into high gear it’s so, so worth the wait."  POS
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USA Today
USA Today
"Kidman is the main draw here (...) She's scary good as a tortured woman desperate for redemption yet too often finding herself on a path of destruction (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"  POS
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rogerebert.com
rogerebert.com
"This is a pretty rote story, and many of the plot points beggar belief, but Kusama' (...) elevate's the material into something more meditative, a character study of a woman in ruins (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"  NEU
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The Wrap
The Wrap
"Is this the best performance of Kidman’s career? It very well might be. That alone is a reason to see “Destroyer.” But there are other reasons, including the film’s crackling action sequences and suspense."  POS
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Vulture
Vulture
"Kidman's performance as this broken, obsessed woman is powerful. Breathless, rasping through her teeth, she conveys both vulnerability and intractability."  POS
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New York Post
New York Post
"The particulars of the story are typical for the genre - a heist gone wrong, a slippery crime boss - but they're elevated to visceral levels by Kidman's hard-core performance (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"  POS
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IndieWire
IndieWire
"[It] maintains a fascinating thematic focus (...) The movie features a structural complexity that becomes increasingly clear"  POS
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The Guardian
The Guardian
"[Kidman] radical transformation can’t mask a plot that feels rather empty (...) It’s a mechanical noir dressed up as something more substantial and this is especially felt in an ending that drowns (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"  NEG
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