Not since Rene Russo's sexy, articulate and smart character in The Thomas Crown Affair have we seen a woman privileged and wily enough to play and sometimes even win at what is 99% a man's game - big business money, high stakes finance and ownership, and the moxy to take it all on. Openly amoral, sexual, anti-polite, crafty and unapologetic, she knows who she is and what and who is important to her, and does not waver from protecting them, even if she disagrees with what they value and why. Marvelously brought to life by actor Kelly Reilly, her character provides a great catharsis for the rest of us gently reared and (overtly) compliant women as she sizzles on the screen. Mae West would approve. Cringe-worthy, violent, and somehow very real.
