As we journey through the era of the so-called #MeToo movie, it’s fascinating to see what new shapes and subtleties those films take on. The reckonings and recriminations have become no less bold in the last five years, but the messages being imparted have maybe been complicated and honed by the passage of time. Look, as an example, to the new filmwhich premiered here at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday.
When a superior is let go , a coveted position opens up. Emily overhears that Luke is going to get the promotion, a rumor these two intensely ambitious people celebrate as fact with a heady round of booze and sex. But a meeting with the boss swiftly upends their happy, supportive dynamic: it’s Emily who’s being promoted instead.