Brie Larson Gets an Overdue Showcase in Apple’s Uneven ‘Lessons in Chemistry’: TV Review
variety.comAlison Herman TV Critic In the decade since her breakout in “Short Term 12” and the seven years since she won an Oscar for “Room,” Brie Larson has become a kind of cautionary tale for how little Hollywood has to offer its rising stars.
After achieving the industry’s highest honor, Larson has largely cycled between blockbuster franchises (“Captain Marvel,” “Fast X”) and car commercials (Audi, Nissan).
She’s been a well-compensated gun for hire, slotting into various corporate entities after a pair of intimate indie dramas put her on the map.
Nor has Larson substantially filled the downtime between these money jobs with “one for me” projects; “Unicorn Store,” her 2019 directorial debut, was a candy-colored ode to juvenilia at odds with the adult fare one would hope a performer of Larson’s stature would spend cultural and literal capital on.
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