Film Review: 100 NIGHTS OF HERO (2025): Julia Jackman’s Romantic Fantasy is Scrumptious to Behold
100 Nights of Hero Review
100 Nights of Hero (2025) Film Review, a movie directed by Julia Jackman, written by Isabel Greenberg and Julia Jackman and starring Emma Corrin, Maika Monroe, Amir El-Masry, Nicholas Galitzine, Safia Oakley-Green, Charli XCX, Richard E. Grant, Josh Cowdery, Markella Kavenagh, Cory Peterson, Clare Perkins, Christopher Fairbank, Bijan Daneshmand, Zara Hadeshian, Felix Uff, Jordan Wallace, Michael Keogh, Jordan Coulson and Olivia D’Lima.
100 Nights of Hero, directed by Julia Jackman, is a beautifully made film full of striking imagery and layered characterizations. It stars Emma Corrin and Maika Monroe as Hero and Cherry, two women who end up romantically intertwined in a castle when Cherry’s husband, Jerome (Amir El-Masry), leaves the premises for 100 days. There is also the presence of the handsome Manfred (Nicholas Galitzine) who has a connection with Cherry that treads on interesting ground throughout the picture. This film’s cinematography, costumes and awe-inspiring set design contribute to making it a fascinating movie to watch even if it does feel just a bit underdeveloped in a way by the time the end credits roll.
Richard E. Grant serves as Birdman, a wicked character who means business in the dangerous and lyrical world the movie immerses itself in. Hero is a maid who has an appreciation for the beautiful Cherry who seems unable to conceive a child. However, in reality, she has yet to engage in sexual relations with her husband, Jerome, who seems to keep putting off such activity for a very peculiar reason. When Manfred is given the opportunity to woo Cherry, he takes some attempts at winning her over but her bond with Hero mostly seems to take center stage in the action which further complicates an already strange situation.
Charli XCX gets a role in the action in flashback scenes to a group of three women who seem to have been punished for following their desires. A man takes interest in Charli XCX’s Rosa who seems to be the most mysterious of the three ladies showcased in an interesting plot development. Charli XCX has a visually appealing screen presence that hints at great things to come for the singer who is now making a name for herself as an actress with a couple of upcoming projects under her belt. Felicity Jones even gets a few moments in the film as the character known as “Moon” who makes a big difference at the climax of the movie.
Maika Monroe’s Cherry is the very essence of 100 Nights of Hero. Cherry is a beautiful blonde woman with a lot of suppressed desire who can’t get to fulfill her fantasies in the way she wishes she could until Hero shows her the kind of dignity and respect that she so deserves which helps develop their bond very effectively on-screen under Jackman’s competent direction. Emma Corrin more than holds her own beside Monroe as the maid with stories and secrets that she unveils one at a time in an intriguing fashion.
This movie also develops its two central men characters rather proficiently. Jerome and Manfred are displayed as very distinct characters with El-Masry quite believable in portraying a man who seems really intimidated by his own marriage. As the more self-confident Manfred, Galitzine has a movie star quality that really works well here, making the audience wonder if Manfred’s charm will peak the interests of the desirable, but suppressed, Cherry who is as well-conceived and complex a character as they come.
100 Nights of Hero works best when it spins tales of the past in a beautifully orchestrated way that will keep viewers wondering how the filmmakers will incorporate the stories of the past into the story that is currently being told. Although the film does have a few minor questions that are left unanswered, it focuses on a forbidden romance between Hero and Cherry that comes across as idealism at its best and leaves a lot up to the viewer’s imagination. There is passion between Monroe and Corrin that is unspoken early on and it is communicated through eye contact and mannerisms that makes their relationship so very effective as their chemistry develops right before the audience’s eyes.
Jackman directs with keen attention to detail. Most efficient here is the use of the motif of counting down the days in which Cherry’s husband is away from her until the day that he returns to the scene at the castle. A lot happens in the 100 days of his absence and the movie intensifies its themes with each passing day in an effective manner. There is such a remarkable feel to the film that differentiates it from anything we’ve ever seen before. If some aspects are more underdeveloped than others (some of the side characters get lost in the shuffle), the movie still proves Jackman is a major director with a bright future hopefully ahead. There’s a true flair for storytelling that is on-hand here while Monroe and Corrin can do no wrong together. Watching Monroe and Corrin here is simply pure bliss from beginning to end.
Rating: 7.5/10
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