“Beware of bad blood and broken wings

“Is Jennifer Lawrence trying to tell us something? Should we call someone?

“The brutally violent, overtly sexual thriller Red Sparrow marks the third film in a row where Lawrence has signed on as a whipping girl for much male-generated mistreatment.

“First of all, there was Passengers (the one where Chris Pratt creepily wakes up Lawrence from her sleep pod during a long-haul space flight, and then tricks her into a dodgy dependent relationship).

“Then came the debacle of Mother! (the one where Javier Bardem psychologically abuses Lawrence until she sets herself on fire).

“Now here is Red Sparrow, and there is Lawrence repeatedly beaten, stabbed, stripped naked, tortured and sexually assaulted.”

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