‘Dreams’ Review: A Stone-Cold Jessica Chastain Reunites With Director Michel Franco for a Thorny Moral Drama
variety.comPeter Debruge Chief Film Critic Among the Hollywood stars of her generation, Jessica Chastain has been uniquely selective about the characters she agrees to embody, resulting in a filmography that empowers women (from “Molly’s Game” to “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) and centers on social issues (“Miss Sloane,” “Woman Walks Ahead”).
Her characters are not always good people, but there’s always a good reason for the kind of role models she’s willing to put out into the world.
That makes the incredibly destructive force Chastain depicts in “Dreams” — who could be read as an incorrigible hypocrite or a dangerously self-delusional femme fatale — an edgy choice for a star who so carefully curates her filmography.
It should be said, this isn’t the first time Chastain has crossed over to the dark side (see 2021’s “The Forgiven”), nor is it entirely surprising, given writer-director Michel Franco’s reputation for notoriously confrontational work.
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