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  Review by davidehrlich ★★★ 1

  There are two great images in J.D. Dillard’s “Sweetheart,” a lean creature feature that could have used just a little extra meat on its bones. The first — a moment widely hailed since the film’s Sundance debut this past January — hinges on the initial reveal of the monster, a humanoid fishman who spends most of its time lurking in the darkness, and looks like one of Guillermo del Toro’s roughest drafts whenever it swims into the light. The second has to do with a deliciously unnatural black hole that’s carved into the bottom of the ocean; a sunken portal that drills straight into your deepest fears.

  Beyond that, “Sweetheart” boasts precious little in the way of visual imagination. But…

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  Review by Ian West ★★★½

  Island creature feature with some great practical effects and a 2nd act that dragged a bit for me BUT it’s held together by Kiersey Clemons (she’s awesome here) and one of the best creature reveals I’ve seen in a loooong time.

  Side note: Fiji is so beautiful and I want to go!

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  Review by k(arst)en ★★ 2

  Sadly sort of a disappointment. Nothing necessarily HORRIBLE aside from some cringey performances. It just got old really fast.

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  Review by leathervelma ★★★½ 1

  This movie is a fucking blast and I have a feeling the flare gun shot will go down in history as one of the best monster reveals all time

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  Review by Biscoito18 ★★★½ 2

  "Sweetheart" is an aquatic horror about a young woman trapped on an island who has to face some adversities to survive, including a huge carnivorous creature that comes out of its water lair to hunt every night.

  It's a simple plot, with very little dialogue and practically just a handful of characters (if you include the creature). What makes "Sweetheart" so good is the focus on what matters in such a movie: the creature and its final girl.
  The former is slowly introduced until the big revelation that occurs quite early compared to other films of the genre, while the latter develops her survival skills in front of us in a process full of small victories that creates a bond…

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  Review by matt lynch ★★★½ 1

  "I don't need you to tell me what's best for me."

  Better than MIDSOMMAR.

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  Review by P𝕠𝕠𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕚 ★★★½

  “You don’t starve here, that’s not what happens. You get torn into pieces and dragged into a hole in the middle of the ocean. That’s what happens here!”

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  Review by {Todd} ★★★

  "Grunting noises" -Something,

  - Hooptober8.0: boxd.it/dkW3A

  Cool monster!

  I can already tell that at some point I am going to watch this movie again. There are some images and parts that are sticking with me and I love the minimalist approach and practical effects. Kiersey Clemons does a really solid job with the lead and I like the kinds of stories that J.D. Dillard is telling so far. I'd give this a higher score but I found the second act to be super boring.

  Yeah I'd recommend this... I think I'll grow to like it more on rewatch.

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  Review by cherryz ★★★½

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  Mystery sweetheart, there be mystery down that sinkhole. Bonus being that thundering creature.

  Jenn is exactly the type of person that would thrive stranded on a desert island. Granted there are a good few pieces of treasure that float her way, perfect size too. There was a moment I thought is that creature giving her presents?.

  Yaaas moments when the creature is chasing Jenn along the coast line, in and out of the sea, it looked so powerful. Also the battle at the end was crazy-spikey.

  At the end, there are still a lot of unanswered questions. So my head just went on and added to the story.

  The island is a snare, catching whatever is dragged in by the…

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  Review by Nicholas Faron ★½ 2

  I'll say this. It had three great, visually striking shots. There I said it.

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  Review by sydney ★★★½

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  excellent protagonist and monster but what i loved best was that this could have merely positioned the white kids as racist and sexist but it went the extra mile and heavily suggested they also killed and ate their friend

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  Review by ethxn🏴‍☠️ ★★★★½ 3

  “For a lot of my life I’ve struggled with being believed. The truth doesn’t always come with a receipt. Sometimes all we have is our word.”

  So I had heard that J.D. Dillard had been tapped for a future Star Wars project. As I normally do when I hear about another name attached to a franchise I love, I searched up his previous projects. I had actually heard of him before, having been interested in watching The Outsider (2020). I’ve finally got around to watching this film & plan to see Sleight (2016) soon as well.

  Sweetheart is right up my alley. This isn’t Cast Away (2000), and while it starts as a washed-ashore on a deserted island flick, the film ends…