Australian actress Rose Byrne has opened up about her experience filming the genre-bending new movie “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” highlighting the “supernatural charm” of her co-star, A$AP Rocky, reports film-news.com.
In the film, Byrne plays Linda, a woman navigating the complexities of motherhood who forms an unlikely bond with a motel superintendent, played by the American rapper. While the pairing might suggest a typical Hollywood romance, Byrne insists the film avoids such tropes.
“Rocky has such a supernatural charm you immediately and understandably think, ‘Oh, this is going to happen,’ but it never falls into that cliché,” Byrne told Marie Claire Australia.
Byrne was immediately drawn to the project after reading Mary Bronstein’s script, describing the writing as “on fire” and packed with “gallows humour.” The actress was particularly struck by the film’s unique sound design and its ability to blur the lines between reality and delusion.
“The audience is really only in her perspective and, like her, isn’t sure what’s real and what isn’t,” Byrne explained. “It defies a lot of genres.”
Beyond the technical brilliance of the film, Byrne expressed pride in its raw depiction of motherhood. She noted that the role has resonated deeply with women who often feel “invisible” in their daily lives.
Byrne welcomed the recent wave of female-led projects, such as Nightbitch and All Fours that explore the maternal experience through a female lens.
“Until recently, there’s not been much dialogue about motherhood from a female perspective,” she said. “I look at my mother’s generation and think, ‘They didn’t have this at all.’ This is an extraordinary time.”
