New Prime Video movie Hedda is much more than just this year's Saltburn – it’s cool, calculated and serious fun

Don't dismiss Hedda as Ibsen's famed play merely getting the Saltburn treatment – DaCosta's vision is much more calculated and restrained, and that's a good thing.

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  Fantastic power play between Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss and Imogen Poots

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  It's a woman's world, and that isn't a big deal

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  Nia DaCosta's direction is bold, playful and self-assured

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  A guaranteed good-time watch

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  The rewritten ending better serves a 2025 audience

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  If you're looking for shock factor, you won't find it here

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  Core romance and shared intimacy could have been pushed further

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  Tessa Thompson's British accent is… interesting

There's been something of a narrative that new Prime Video movie Hedda is simply a Saltburn-style retelling of Henrik Ibsen's classic play Hedda Gabler, but that doesn't remotely do it justice. Those who think the gender-swapped characters and LGBTQIA+ romance are the ...