Former and future Star Wars lead Daisy Ridley is generating some career best notices for Young Woman and the Sea, out this weekend in limited fashion. Originally slated for a Disney Plus only rollout, Norwegian filmmaker Joachim Rønning (director of 2012’s internationally nominated Kon-Tiki) helms the true life 1920s set sports biopic. Ridley plays swimming champion Gertrude Ederle with a supporting cast including Christopher Eccleston, Stephen Graham, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Kim Bodnia, and Glenn Fleshler.
The Disney/Bruckheimer production has not been heavily marketed and the studios may have missed an opportunity. I’m sure it’ll eventually gain eyeballs once it does move to streaming. Reviews indicate it’s an old-fashioned solid crowdpleaser. The RT score is 86%.
We saw Annette Bening nominated at the preceding Oscars in Actress for inhabiting a well-known swimmer in Nyad. I doubt that will occur with Ridley despite many critics lapping it up. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…
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