Review of Sweetie (1923) by Emmelle I — 22 Jul 2007

Awfully pretentious for a directorial debut. The story is a grab bag of annoying characters and even more frustrating situations.

This review of Sweetie (1923) was written by Emmelle I on 22 Jul 2007.

Sweetie has generally received positive reviews.

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By Michael O (1,073) on 15 Feb 2009

SWEETIE, from the first scene, plays ecstatically like a droll pop art exercise in cahoots with the bold, funny, painful, maniacal, and turly…

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By Mitchell W (140) on 10 Feb 2008

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By Amanda S (629) on 05 Jul 2008

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By Geneviève C (140) on 12 Apr 2010

WTF?! How is this film a Criterion Collection pick…

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By Chan L (46) on 11 Feb 2008

Campion's style is very interesting, searching into the story, it feels a bit like a novel. Didn't like the story though. I found it cold, disturbing…

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By Larry W (344) on 17 Dec 2011

The feature debut of Jane Campion is to be admired and shows off her ability to take two completely different tones and mash them together…

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By Cory T (374) on 24 Sep 2008

Too annoying, disturbing and ultimately pretentious for its own good…

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By Tom G (847) on 22 Sep 2008

Interesting story about a mentally disturbed sister at the center of a family breaking apart…

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By Tim C (1,157) on 29 Aug 2007

Almost everything I love in film wrapped up in one sweetly delightful movie: 1) the cinematography (my god) it's so unique and creative…

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By Becca D (191) on 06 Aug 2010

A difficult and somewhat disturbing film that explores the troubled relationship between two very different sisters…

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