Taglines: Family fights as one.
Sweet Girl Movie Storyline. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Amanda Cooper falls ill with cancer. Her husband, Ray, finds out a potentially life saving drug for Amanda was pulled off the market, due to BioPrime CEO Simon Keeley’s new business move. Watching Keeley on a live debate with Congresswoman Diana Morgan, Ray calls in and threatens Keeley, saying if he doesn’t reverse it, he’ll kill him. Keeley doesn’t take the threat seriously and Amanda passes soon after, devastating Ray and their daughter, Rachel.
Six months later, Ray receives a call from a reporter, Martin Bennett, who tells him he can help him get justice for Amanda. They meet on a subway, unknowingly followed by Rachel and a hitman named Santos. Bennett explains that BioPrime has been bribing anyone who questions their dirty deeds, including the company that made the drug Amanda needed to save her life. Santos kills Bennett and attacks Ray and Rachel. As the train stops at a station, Santos stabs Ray and knocks out Rachel, leaving them both on the platform and getting away on the train.
Two years later, Ray has been investigating Keeley on his own. He sneaks into a gala honouring Keeley and interrogates him about the hit on Bennett and the bribes. As Keeley tells him it was Chairman Vinod Shah that signs off on all hits, one of Keeley’s bodyguards attacks Ray and Ray accidentally kills him and Keeley. Ray takes Rachel and they hide in a motel outside of town. Rachel, concerned about Ray’s quest for revenge contacts FBI Agent Sarah Meeker and tries to convince her to look into BioPrime.
The next morning, two mercenaries break into the motel and Ray kills them both, placing further strain between him and Rachel. Ray plans to go after Shah and Rachel convinces him to take her with him. They trap Shah’s car and Ray tries to interrogate him, but he’s killed by Santos who’s been following Shah. The three meet at a diner and Ray gets Santos to tell him his employer’s name, Diana Morgan, with the promise they’ll meet again in Pittsburg. Upon arriving though, they’re spotted by the FBI who chase Ray to the roof of a baseball stadium.
Sweet Girl is a 2021 American action thriller film directed by Brian Andrew Mendoza in his feature directorial debut and written by Philip Eisner and Gregg Hurwitz. The film stars Jason Momoa, Isabela Merced, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Adria Arjona, Raza Jaffrey, Justin Bartha, Lex Scott Davis, Michael Raymond-James and Amy Brenneman. Sweet Girl was released on Netflix on August 20, 2021, and received negative reviews from critics for its clichéd story and wasted potential, but its stunts were positively noted.
Sweet Girl (2021)
Directed by: Brian Andrew Mendoza
Starring: Jason Momoa, Isabela Merced, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Adria Arjona, Raza Jaffrey, Justin Bartha, Lex Scott Davis, Michael Raymond-James, Amy Brenneman, Helen E. McNutt
Screenplay by: Philip Eisner, Gregg Hurwitz
Production Design by: Andrew Menzies
Cinematography by: Barry Ackroyd
Film Editing by: Mike McCusker, Matt Chessé
Costume Design by: Michael Ground, Luca Mosca
Set Decoration by: Cynthia La Jeunesse
Art Direction by: Bryan Felty, Stefan Gesek
Music by: Steven Price
MPAA Rating: R for some strong violence, and language.
Distributed by: Netflix
Release Date: August 20, 2021 (United States)
