Sweet Girl

Sweet Girl is a 2021 action thriller film directed by Brian Andrew Mendoza in his feature directorial debut and written by Philip Eisner and Gregg Hurwitz. It stars Jason Momoa, Isabela Merced, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Raza Jaffrey, Justin Bartha, Lex Scott Davis, Michael Raymond-James and Amy Brenneman.

Plot
After his wife's been murdered, Ray Cooper goes on a revenge mission while protecting his daughter, Rachel Cooper.

Why It's Not Sweet

 * 1) The story is excessively boring. There is nothing genetic about it at all.
 * 2) Poor action. It looks like they were trying to imitate John Wick-style action, without knowing how John Wick action was executed well.
 * 3) Santos and Morgan are flat, generic, dull, one-dimensional villains. They only killed Ray Cooper's wife Amanda for money.
 * 4) Aside from Jason Momoa and Isabela Merced, the performances do not stand out.
 * 5) The soundtrack is very forgettable.
 * 6) Probably the worst thing about this film is the plot twist. We learn that the main hero of the story isn't Ray, but his daughter Rachel. Ray died two years before the events of this movie began, leading to Rachel as the main protagonist. The twist comes off as stupid and nonsensical.
 * 7) The ending makes no sense. It feels like the movie was rushed.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Jason Momoa and Isabela Merced's performances are decent.
 * 2) The fight between Jason Momoa and two goons in an elevator was pretty cool.
 * 3) Rachel isn't a Mary Sue and is a flawed character that goes through actual training.
 * 4) The opening is decent.

Reception
Sweet Girl received negative reviews from critics and audiences. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 19% based on 36 reviews, with an average rating of 4.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "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." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

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