I know it’s been a while since I posted on here but that had to do with the tragic events in my parents home country of Turkey, on February 6th 2023.
Im so glad all of my family members and friends are safe but that’s sadly not the case for the families of my friends.
Either way I’m trying to stay positive and try not it to effect me but it does and I will put a link for you guys to make donations for the victims.
Anyways this Apple TV Plus movie was another item of my Watchlist for the month of February.
This movie starrs Sebatian Stan, John Lithgow (Hulu’s “The Old Man”), Justice Smith (“Jurassic World”), Hannah Dunne (Amazon Prime Video’s “Solos”), Quincy Dunn-Baker (“Kaleidoscope”),
This movie was directed by Benjamin Caron (“Andor”).
This movie was released on February 17th 2023 on Apple TV Plus. It was rated R for language.
This movie is an A24 production.
Onto the premise: Motivations are suspect, and expectations are turned chaos, as a con artist takes on Manhattan billionaires.
This movie is a Crime/Drama/Thriller.
“ Sharper”, is everything that it needs to be – a sleek, neo-noir, scammers movie that is twisty and fun. But, just when things really ramp up, Sharper skimps on the chaos and settles for a neat ending that leaves something to be desired.
It begins with a simple love story between Tom (Justice Smith) and Sandra (Briana Middleton). Sandra wanders into Tom’s bookstore, mentions Jane Eyre, and the two quickly fall into each other’s arms. There’s just one problem: Sandra’s brother owes some guys $350,000. Conveniently, Tom has that (and more) in his bank account.
Here, anyone who would consider themselves a “sharper” should begin to piece together that Sandra may not be who she says she is.
The movie wastes no time in confirming those suspicions, revealing its kaleidoscopic tale of cons and grifters in the upper echelon of New York society.
After Sandra’s con on Tom, the movie quickly reveals the structure in which it is going to tell its story, a deceptive, albeit believable move through time and perspective. This kind of deceptive storytelling was a hotly debated topic after the release of Glass Onion and that movie’s reveal of its own twist that relied on going back in time.
For all its shortcomings, Sharper manages to pull together all of its cons with a finesse that could have easily been bungled in less capable hands. it just manages to be an intriguing thriller that feels fully realized.
This movie was a amazing and I would say, it’s one of the best movies of this year!
It was engaging and lead me into all these wonderful journey with the characters.
Great acting especially Julianne Moore whose character, if you looked closely, you can see her change into another person.Effortlessly!
I enjoyed all the back stories and how they intertwined. Makes me think about how truly vulnerable us humans are and how we can be taken advantage of.
The story was well thought out and planned. It started off small, and expanded to different characters giving the movie a bigger and bigger scope!
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