malevolence

Presented as compelling theater, they brought in-depth insight into our often simplistic attempts to understand the Russian mind, with its complex aspirations, fears and insecurity that can lead to greatness, grandiosity or outright malevolence.

Szaniawski, who acknowledges that the audience is meant to recognize Torrance is "completely insane," added that the film nevertheless shows that Jack's malevolence is also rooted in commonplace misogyny.

Sheen shows the prince as out of his depth in front of such malevolence.

The malevolence is never that hard to see, however.

A lot of the faux-chivalrous condescension is being replaced with blunt malevolence and sexual objectification.