Genre research: Sweet Girl

 


The thriller Sweet Girl is about a man named Ray Cooper whose wife is dying from cancer. A new medication that can save her life is pulled from the market even before its distribution and it is revealed that there is something fishy behind the scenes. Ray’s wife dies because of no cure and he vows to seek revenge on everyone who “killed” his wife. I beleiev this movies follows the sterotypical seek for revenge or stalker film. The plot has nothing much to offer other than a basic story of revenge against powerful people by a common man as he takes them all one by one, at least that`s what it seems like for most of the film until a big plot twist. The film is sloppy with its plot, it tries what it can but isn`t the best that it can be and feels as if it was rushed and not polished.

The common angles and shot used in the sweet girl add to the effect of suspense and action packed scenes with low/high angles, tracking shots, extreme and regular close ups, over the shoulder, birds eye view, and POV shots. 

The costumes used in the film represent the low class of the family and poverty. The makeup consisted of streaks from the set and marks of dirt. The editing consisted of a lot of transitions and dignectic and non-dignetic sound. 

Aspects during the film that I liked was the cancer story and seek of revenge during the film. However, I did like the way the revenege was achieved. 


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