Sweet Girl

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Sweet Girl

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2021

1h 50m

Mystery & Thriller

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Devoted family man Ray Cooper, vows justice against the pharmaceutical company responsible for pulling a potentially life saving drug from the market just before his wife (Adria Arjona) dies from cancer. But when his search for the truth leads to a deadly encounter that puts Ray and his daughter Rachel (Isabela Merced) in harm's way, Ray's mission turns into a quest for vengeance in order to protect the only family he has left.

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Critics Consensus

Burdened with action clichés and tripped up by a late plot twist, Sweet Girl wastes a potentially resonant story and some solid work from its well-matched leads.

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Audience Says

Lower your expectations, Jason Momoa fans -- he's an entertaining action star, but Sweet Girl is a slow journey to an unforgivably dopey twist.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

A dour slog through rote conspiratorial territory without a distinguishing factor to be found beyond the capable lead.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 5, 2021

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

[A] cynical and violent exercise that never figures out which story it wants to tell.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 26, 2021

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

The plot is wilfully dumb, the message pernicious. Momoa walks through it, his emotions running the gamut from A to... well, just A.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 25, 2021

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Maxance Vincent

InSession Film

If you're going to watch Sweet Girl, expect the unexpected. Your jaw might drop in utter confusion, and pure shock as a decently crafted actioner gets completely ruined by one single twist.

Rated: D

Mar 6, 2024

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Aaron Phillips

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

I have to say while [Sweet Girl] had its faults I actually enjoyed it. It’s nothing stellar by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s a decent popcorn flick.

Rated: 7/10

Jan 16, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Mendoza kept me locked into his story, confused and frustrated at times, but entertained throughout.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 17, 2022

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Birithivy Y

Sweet Girl - 4/10. Brian Andrew Mendoza debuts with a clunky whimper of an action film. Starring Jason Momoa and Isabela Merced, who happen to be the only good things about the movie, star as a father and daughter team who seek out to get justice against a pharmaceutical company. Along the way, they dive deep into a corrupt system, finding out evil truths. What could have been an interesting film turns out to be a highly missed opportunity. And with an unbelievable (in a bad way) plot twist, the movie veers towards cliche and tried and tired tropes. Spoilers for anyone who will want to see the film, but the plot twist makes for a ridiculous reveal. If the story had revolved around the daughter from the beginning, this might have ended up being an interesting film. However, you get invested in the father, and it all goes down the drain with that twist. Its like baking a birthday cake and having it turn out to be a pumpkin pie. You expect one thing and you get something else in return. The film has great acting from the lead duo, who help bring the film out of gutter with convincing performances. The action is somewhat decent, though a little hard to see due to shoddy camera work. All in all, another failed star vehicle from Netflix.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/30/24

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Dave V

It was a good movie until the end. It made no sense. I thought I missed something. I went through all that for nothing??? Made absolutely no sense. Who jumped? Who did all of the killing? Was it a dream? Did he die at the beginning? The ending completely lost me. Do not watch this movie, for you will be angry at the end. Utter stupidity!!!! It was really good until the end. Then she didn't even do the right thing!!!!! Kill them all.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/09/24

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Cambree C

A lot of action, decent storyline

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/27/24

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petrs l

Adorable, entertaining, great actors, great story! I recommend it 100%.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/21/24

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James H

Don't watch, half decent plot and action. The ending totally ruins the film it's stupid. The ending makes it a very pointless watch

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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T. Scott N

This is the worst movie I've seen in years, and that says a lot because I have watched so many.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/24

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Synopsis

Devoted family man Ray Cooper, vows justice against the pharmaceutical company responsible for pulling a potentially life saving drug from the market just before his wife (Adria Arjona) dies from cancer. But when his search for the truth leads to a deadly encounter that puts Ray and his daughter Rachel (Isabela Merced) in harm's way, Ray's mission turns into a quest for vengeance in order to protect the only family he has left.

Director: Brian Andrew Mendoza
Producer: Jeffrey Fierson, Brian Andrew Mendoza, Jason Momoa, Brad Peyton
Screenwriter: Philip Eisner, Gregg Hurwitz, Will Staples
Production Co: ASAP Entertainment, Pride of Gypsies
Rating: R (Language|Some Strong Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 20, 2021
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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