Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.
Babygirl is anchored by Nicole Kidman's fearless, awards-caliber performance that elevates material which otherwise leans on familiar erotic thriller conventions. The plot is serviceable but predictable — the power-dynamics affair narrative doesn't break new ground beyond its female-gaze perspective. Cinematography is polished and stylish for the genre without being visually distinctive. Novelty earns a modest bump for centering female desire and submission from a woman's perspective with a serious dramatic lens, though the erotic thriller framework is well-worn. The ending deflates rather than resolves, leaving threads undercooked and the thematic ambitions partially unfulfilled.