Sweet Girl Review: Jason Momoa Seeking Revenge Against Big Pharma And The Maccosa

Starring: Jason Momoa, Isabela Merced, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo

Director: Brian Andrew Mendoza

Streaming Platform: Netflix

Ratings: 3.5/5 (three and half stars) [yasr_overall_rating size=”large”]

Between prominent writing and leading stars, Netflix is continuing to put together a catalog of highly respected Originals, able to remain attractive regardless of the presence or absence of important titles from other productions that are slowly launching their platforms. In this review of Sweet Girl we will see how the new film with Jason Momoa fits perfectly in this speech, representing a title of sure interest for the subscriber to the streaming service of the big N, and for the popular actor who is the protagonist together with the young Isabela Merced, both for an important discourse on the interests that dominate our world, which, however, would have deserved a greater study.

Story: Ray’s Revenge

Sweet Girl starts right here, with the withdrawal from the market of an experimental drug that could have prevented Ray Cooper’s wife, husband and devoted father, from dying of cancer. Ray is not there, swears revenge on the pharmaceutical company responsible for this and, determined to discover the truth behind the interests that led to the withdrawal of the drug, he finds himself involved in an encounter with a mysterious man who puts both him and his daughter in danger. Rachel. It is only the beginning of a mission that ends up involving what remains of Ray’s family, between revenge and an attempt to protect themselves, against the backdrop of a rotten world that moves under the pressure of economic interests.

A World Driven By Greed

It is no wonder that the interesting and serious cue of the rotten behind the pharmaceutical companies, of the economic interests that involve the whole sector and overflow into politics, is limited to being the starting point and leitmotif of the indicative odyssey told in Sweet Girl, but it is not thoroughly investigated. It is hardly surprising because the development of the film is that of an action thriller and not an investigative drama on the subject, but a little sorry that it has not been possible to delve deeper into this delicate subject. Brian Andrew Mendoza’s film, not new to collaborations with Jason Momoa, however, manages to stimulate curiosity on the subject, implicitly inviting the public to investigate, while keeping the questionable practices of pharmaceutical companies as a mere engine of the various junctions of a plot that proceeds in tears and jolts, as well as the emotional development of the film.

Between Father And Daughter

If the action component offers a couple of very well choreographed moments and the pharmaceutical theme remains in the background but significant, the intimate and emotional aspect of the characters is even more so: we see a Jason Momoa accompanying the action component that has always been him congenial to an important emotional deepening, assisted by a co-star who adds intensity and has an excellent alchemy with him. In fact, the father / daughter relationship between Momoa and Isabela Merced prevails stage, credible and touching, which allows Mendoza to deepen the discussion on fatherhood and on the relationship between parents and children. An element that is perceived to be important for the director, which has made it the real beating heart of a film that, net of some deficiencies in the management of the rhythm, manages to involve the viewer.

Sweet Girl Review: Plus Points

• Jason Momoa, able to add emotional intensity to the action component that suits him.
• Isabela Merced, a co-star who makes the father / daughter relationship with Momoa credible.
• Some noteworthy action moments.
• The idea linked to the economic interests of pharmaceutical companies …

Sweet Girl Review: What Didn’t Worked

• Which, however, is limited to the role of engine of the story, without being thoroughly investigated.
• The film proceeds in jerks and presents when rhythm management problem.

Sweet Girl Review: The Last Words

Father and daughter, Jason Momoa and Isabela Merced. We think of them in closing the review of Sweet Girl, the Netflix film directed by Brian Andrew Mendoza, an action thriller that proceeds in tears and presents some lack of management in the rhythm, but relies on its couple of protagonists to support that emotional implant. that manages to involve and excite the viewer.