Review of Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl (2016) by Nell A — 19 May 2017
My feelings are all over the place on this one. Partly because it almost feels like I just watched 2 separate movies - 1 of 50 minutes and 1 of 26 minutes. They feel completely separate and the thread that is supposed to connect them is not apparent enough (in my opinion) to keep it all together.
The first 50 minutes is more thriller, heavy with emotional and sensual angst - then suddenly the last 20 minutes it turns into a completely different movie, a supernatural horror that startles and takes you out of that emotional story.
Looking back, it can be pieced together, but does not flow naturally. My main grievance, where I feel they could have tied it all together, is the complete lack of character motive for Beth and her change of attitude around that point.
Had there been an explanation or reasoning for it, perhaps that could have strung the two ends together. I wouldn't say this is bad, but I will probably never watch it again. It's far too frustrating; you never get to see the ending to the first part and then you get the ending to what feels like a different movie.
This review of Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl (2016) was written by Nell A on 19 May 2017.
Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl has generally received mixed reviews.
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