Babygirl review

 

50 Shades of Grey is something that immediately came to my mind when I first saw the trailer for Baby. But in sort of a reverse way as Nicole Kidman stars as a rather powerful CEO who puts her career and entire life on the line when she begins a torrid affair with a young intern at her company played by Harris Dickinson. Babygirl is an erotic thriller no doubt as once the relationship between Kidman and Dickson begins it's balls to the wall sexual tension that you could cut with a knife straight threw a lump of butter. With her position of power under the microscope the movie doesn't really focus on her role as CEO instead it solely focuses on her day to day extra activies let's say. 

It's an excellent performnce by Nicole Kidman and boy oh boy is she utterly gorgeous here. From her many outfits and totally ripped body she is flawless and almost incapable to resist. As for Harris Dickson who plays her intern he comes across as a bit of a jerk for the most part in a performance that really rubbed me a lot of wrong ways. Maybe that's what they were going for her but it really didn't work for me infact the whole first half of this movie as the tension builds and gathers pace feels somewhat creepy as he is constantly seen following and attempting to corner Kidman's character in her office. Again maybe that was the point given the plot and subject but it didn't sit well with me at times. 

In short is Babygirl any good?? yes, yes it is. It isn't quite brilliant though as there is some pacing issues and the sexual fantasy scenes that feature our two leads do go on a bit as we go threw humiliation and power escalation all leading to an explosive third act that is what I think the best part of the movie easily. All in all Babygirl is good so close to being great but just falls short, it's worth checking out for Nicole Kidman's performance but the rest is rather bland which is unfortunate. 

★★★