Destroyer: Kidman’s cop on the skids is a raw, riveting revelation
Destroyer is a 2018 American crime drama film directed by Karyn Kusama, from a screenplay by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. It stars Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany, Scoot McNairy, Bradley Whitford, and Sebastian Stan, and follows an undercover LAPD officer who must take out members of a gang, years after her case was blown.
The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on August 31, 2018 and was released on December 25, 2018 by Annapurna Pictures. At the 76th Golden Globe Awards, Kidman was nominated for Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 73% based on 182 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10.
The website’s critical consensus reads, “Destroyer’s gruelling narrative is as uncompromising as Nicole Kidman’s central performance, which adds extra layers to a challenging film that leaves a lingering impact.” On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating based on reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating “generally favourable reviews”.
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