CAREY MULLIGAN “PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN”
Key scene: A drunk Cassie (Mulligan) goes home with an at-first helpful man (Adam Brody) who turns out to be predatory.
What’s so special: “This scene is the most deceptive one in the movie,” says writer-director Emerald Fennell. “Carey is playing two people: Cassie, who is meticulous and a planner — and an incredibly drunk girl at the wrong place and the wrong time. What she does so brilliantly is you see the little decisions Cassie is making. She’s completely sober, but is this a trap? The men trap themselves.”