2019 · horror · survival · monster
Sweetheart
Directed by J.D. Dillard1h 22m2019
Jenn has washed ashore a small tropical island and it doesn’t take her long to realize she’s completely alone. She must spend her days not only surviving the elements, but must also fend off the malevolent force that comes out each night.
Our read: Sweetheart (2019) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive horror · survival · monster entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured horror / survival, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- cold
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How Sweetheart feels to watch.
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What watching it is actually like.
“You want lean island survival horror led by one woman against a sea creature.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if creature gore and body horror will ruin a late-night watch.
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