Don’t Worry Darling: Harry Styles’ performance branded ‘leaden’ and ‘robotic’ by critics
The IndependentGet our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The musician is like a deer in headlights throughout much of the proceedings, and a scene of him crying in the car following a particularly fiery row with Pugh is littered with more crocodile tears than Charlie Sheen being hauled out of his office by the cops at the end of Wall Street.” Similarly, Steph Green writes for the BBC that Styles “doesn’t quite feel up to the material here, with leaden line delivery and a lack of light and shade making his two-hander scenes opposite Pugh fall flat”. open image in gallery Harry Styles at Venice Film Festival’s ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ premiere Kevin Maher for The Times calls the singer, “a huge problem for the film”. Each time it’s like watching Brando do the ‘contender’ scene opposite former One Directioner Niall Horan.” Rumours of a feud between Pugh and Wilde have been bubbling away for some time, with some fans claiming that Pugh has neglected to promote the film on her active social media accounts. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free open image in gallery Harry Styles and Florence Pugh in ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Shia LaBeouf, who was originally cast as Jack before the role was given to Styles, recently shared a video of Wilde asking him to return to the film.