It’s clear this is a monster movie made by a monster lover and you can feel the DNA of the greats — from Alien to Predator — in the way Dillard stages his sequences to make the most of his modest means.

Why shouldn’t the lead protagonist be a young black woman? From the perfectly circular hole in the ocean — an absolute nightmare trigger of evocative imagery — to the creature’s vaguely human physique, Sweetheart tees up a world of mysteries you’ll want to explore, preferably with a giant monster-hunting weapon in hand. Subplot involving opiate addiction was never resolved. If you take it seriously, you won't enjoy it, but it's the perfect movie to watch when you can't decide between a comedy and a suspenseful movie. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Few monsters have ever had a better introduction.

From a past diet of similar movies, my early conclusions were: "Dad gets murdered" - coz he has, before; "Black friend gets murdered" - coz people of colour die early, right? All rights reserved. It’s a Blumhouse production with a cool female protagonist.
Basically, this is a cool little movie with a tight and entertaining story. Watch all you want for free. I want that diversity and it makes perfect sense in a movie like this.

Her daughter begins to suspect things aren't right. Director and co-writer J.D. Posted by Karina "ScreamQueen" Adelgaard | Dec 25, 2019 | Reviews. For this reason alone, it seems like the Sweetheart story could be viewed as a dark version of The Shape of Water. It remains fierce work with stretches of fascinating stillness, adding a little curveball when it comes time to explore the engine that drives self-preservation.

Ultimately, Sweetheart is an excellent, lean and mean creature feature that proves Dillard’s resourcefulness as a filmmaker and eye for making monster magic. No. Best movie I have seen in a long time. The trailer was decent, but gave the whole movie away. The absolute star of this horror sci-fi movie on Netflix is Kiersey Clemons. DillardWriters: J.D.

Its runtime is just 1 hour and 22 minutes, so it’s a short and tight story.

UNLIMITED TV SHOWS & MOVIES. User Ratings Sweetheart screened at Fantastic Fest 2019 and arrives on VOD and Blu-ray on October 22, 2019. CBS Wants More, More, More of All Its New Shows, Including 'Evil', Disney+ Will Let You Keep Your Downloads Even If They Leave the….

Jenn has washed ashore a small tropical island and it doesn't take her long to realize she's completely alone. Will I watch it again? And is never convincing in both ways. Eventually more members of her trip wash up.

A woman shipwrecked on a remote island discovers she’s not alone and begins a fight for survival against a deadly presence that emerges each night. Ok for one watch. Also, she was in several episodes of the Netflix series Easy and the sci-fi series Extant with Halle Berry. Also gives purpose to meaning, always be aware of new people you bring into your childrens lives.
The cast is quite watchable.

The film loses a little bit of that raw power when the third act brings some new survivors to the island, and while those themes drive home the resonant thematic message (if you’re wondering why in god’s name anyone would name a monster movie Sweetheart, I assure you there’s a satisfying reason) there’s no denying they’re less engrossing to watch. Tell your friends and spread the word about this great indie horror with a black female character done right. Netflix Netflix. Ok, mom's a drunk, and distracted dad crashes car and injured daughter, allowing for mom to finally make getting some strange a public thing. For the record, I absolutely adored Kiersey Clemons’ reaction face when she first sees the monster. Stirring as the water laps at her feet, a fellow survivor of her mysterious ship crash washed up alongside her — except he’s got a giant piece of coral stuck in his chest, living just long enough to mutter the ominous last words “Did you see it?” before drawing his last breath. A long roster of final credits is devoted to the amphibious critter itself, from designer Neville Page and actor Andrew Crawford to a raft of VFX, prosthetics and other contributors. Read Next: Film Festival Cologne Gets Physical With In-Theater Screenings, ‘Lost Girls & Love Hotels’ Review: Alexandra Daddario Wanders Tokyo in ‘Fifty Shades’-Style Erotic Indie, ‘The Secrets We Keep’ Review: Noomi Rapace Discovers An Incognito War Criminal in Taut Suspense Drama, ‘The Babysitter: Killer Queen’ Review: A Fun Ride Derails in Overblown, Unfunny Netflix Sequel, 'The Masked Singer' Shocker: Here’s the Identity of Gremlin, Who Yanked His Own Mask Off, How BTS and Its ARMY Could Change the Music Industry, Grammys 2021: Who’ll Get Nods in Top 4 Categories? Clemons’ Jenn washes onto her isle barely conscious, though in better shape than a fellow passenger (Benedict Samuel) on her storm-downed pleasure cruise, who quickly expires. Directed by J.D.

Then sleep like a log, while he creeps around your sleeping young daughters. A very predictable movie with a simple plot.Not any different from many others of the same type. Sweetheart doles out just enough mystery to keep the creature (and Jenn) intriguing and ultimately ratchets up to a highly satisfying confrontation between woman and beast.

TRY 30 DAYS FREE. Sweetheart does this with a confident sense of self-awareness. Pretty idiotic Lifetime type movie except the final knife scene only lasted two minutes.

That becomes crucial as the film’s deeper themes start to connect, but in the near-dialogue-free first act, it’s an absolutely refreshing portrayal of a woman in peril.

It’s no secret that we really enjoy when we get to see female protagonists in genre movies.

One woman, one gilled foe, one gorgeous escape ploy that rations tension as to sustain all 90-ish minutes. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy The survivors interpret Jenn’s tales of a monster as stress-induced paranoia. The acting in this movie is so bad it's laughable and the storyline is a lame ass recycled one done 100x previously only with better acting.

In other words, give this movie a shot on Netflix.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 Also, he directed two episodes of the horror anthology Two Sentence Horror Stories which was a pretty entertaining watch overall.

But despite decent suspense, “Sleight” director J.D. Blumhouse's Sweetheart is a meticulously layered film that does the creature feature genre justice and offers a breath of fresh air to Netflix as well as PG-13 horror in … This Netflix Movie is below Lifetime standard. COLLIDER participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means COLLIDER gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. A mysterious, exciting, engrossing movie that proves popcorn movies come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes several contradicting shapes and sizes at the same time. But like most of the greats in the genre, Dillard only gives us a keyhole view into the larger mysteries, leaving behind a lingering sense of mystery that keeps the film re-playing in my mind. This Blumhouse production covers every single one of our genres here at Heaven of Horror. ), Latest posts by Karina "ScreamQueen" Adelgaard, Jacob’s Ladder [2019] (1/5) – Netflix Review. A lean creature feature that could have used just a little extra meat on its bones. A solid showcase for rising star Kiersey Clemons. A film that conveys volumes with a masterful amount of restraint.

Do you want to watch a really bad movie, with bad acting, bad script and unstructured dialogues? Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. Most important for the story is the character of Lucas who is portrayed by Emory Cohen.

It has all of the elements of a cheesy TV movie thriller, from the obviously manipulative villain to the ridiculously overboard teenage scheming, but the plot and acting aren't that bad. Produced by Blumhouse, Sweetheart is a genre-hybrid character study of Kiersey Clemons‘ Jenn, part survival movie, part monster movie, part relationship drama; all centered around how the young woman finally learns what she’s capable of when she wakes up stranded on a small island… and soon discovers a monster lives there too. The first sign that she’s not entirely alone comes one morning when the corpse she’s just buried appears to have been violently dug up and dragged away. 'The 100' Creator Jason Rothenberg Breaks Down That Finale Ending & Shares Hopes for the Future, Barry Jenkins Reveals Haunting Images from 'The Underground Railroad', 'Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War — Zombies' Trailer Sets Horror Action to an '80s Banger, The 15 Best Family and Kids Movies on Netflix Right Now (September 2020), 'The Godfather III': New Director’s Cut Boasts Shorter Runtime Than the Original. If you treat it as a comedy, you'll enjoy it. We do also get a few scenes with four other actors. Blumhouse's Sweetheart is a monstrous survival story and a trip worth taking. It was so bad. I thought the movie would be good based on the trailer, but obviously that was not the case.

Dillard (“Sleight”) delivers a smart, streamlined thriller that skillfully integrates a careful whisper of social commentary into a story that also unfolds masterfully as a straightforward genre workout. © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC.