Years ago, detective Erin Bell was sent in a dangerous operation to be a spy inside a gang at the desert. Unfortunately, they found out her real identity, the thing that turned Erin's life to a dark nightmare. When she returns home and suddenly finds the leader of that gang, she starts to arrange to take her revenge through an exciting adventure.
In some respects, "Destroyer" plays like a movie that would ordinarily go straight to Showtime, and only a few things help it rise above that level to reach a state of mediocrity.
Kusama's film is a fitfully engaging look at the corrosive effects of cops-and-robbers nihilism. It works, then sputters, then pulls itself together again for a few tougher-than-leather flourishes.
This is one of those radical change-your-image performances that tries too hard to defy our expectations. Kidman has indeed proved in the past to be quite versatile, but this muddled, scabrous, neo-noir procedural does her no great favors.
Although Kidman may not be the first name you'd think of to play a vengeful hard-ass, her immense scope has repaid Kusama's gamble, delivering the film its driving force.
