Ever since I saw Jason Momoa as Khal Drogo I have been a fan. I’m not blind to the fact that sometimes he is a better actor than others. And I’m not blind to the coincidence that he is a better actor when he is playing a shirtless warrior king than when he is playing…well…anything else. But, sometimes I want to give him a chance. And for those who are concerned, I lost all bias when he shaved his beard. I’m still dealing with the trauma, so I don’t see him as the distraction I once did. Now, it’s an even playing field.
Sweet girl is about a family dealing with a medical crisis. The mother has cancer and the medical bills are racking up. They aren’t a rich family, but they are willing to do anything they can to gain any extra time together. When a new drug is offered and thought to be their salvation, they think they are saved. But, a company interferes with the release of this treatment and her husband and daughter become, understandably, upset. The rest of the film is about them trying to figure out all the details and get a little revenge along the way. While the storyline isn’t something that we see often, I wouldn’t call it a good one. I can understand someone becoming upset about losing someone they love because a drug is unavailable to them, but the part where they are able to access this person and all the people involved seems a little too convenient. And all the violence involved seems a little excessive when we all know that things like this happen all the time. Political play in the world of Big Pharma is hardly anything new and while I know that doesn’t make it ok, it does make it unlikely that someone would go hunting down all those guys and being successful.
The acting isn’t anything that’s going to win any awards, not from anyone. You will see some faces you recognize, but I doubt you will be able to put names to them. It’s just a big game of “Isn’t that the person from that thing?” that isn’t really worth the effort. If you enjoy watching actors in their craft, you can skip this movie. It will just irritate you. There is a twist at the end; if you can make it that far. However, I’m not sure that it’s worth enduring the whole thing to be able to tolerate the last half an hour. There isn’t anything special about this movie; so it isn’t worth noting film direction, cinematography, etc. Really, the best the film has to offer is action and even that leaves you wanting. The action scenes are obviously choreographed and that is really annoying, they could have done a better with them. However, its an action movie in a lot of ways so you get your money’s worth with it
Overall, I thought it wasn’t a great movie. It was better than The Joker, in my eyes, but it wasn’t something I enjoyed or would watch again. I just had a hard time finding the suspension of disbelief and the entire film felt lacking to me. I didn’t feel connected to the characters, the development was too fast. Adding an extra 20 minutes might have made it better. even if I had more time, the acting made it almost impossible to watch it again. I would give it a five overall and I would recommend that you just skip it unless you just have to see a Jason Momoa in a movie.
