Sharper is an old fashioned, film noir tale of people cheating each other out of money and femme fatales getting their way. Julianne Moore shines here (much more than in her lauded performance in May December) as someone who knows exactly what she is doing and has no qualms or conscience about it. Sebastian Stan and new comer Justice Smith are the other men in her life, but who exactly are they to her and who can be trusted? Also there's supporting performance from John Lithgow, who seems to be popping up in all the prestige movies this year.
Every time you think you know what's happening in Sharper, it turns out you don't. The fact that it manages to mix in multiple love stories and makes you care about these characters is just part of the fun. Brianna Middleton plays Sandra, who comes into Tom's life and is the perhaps the only one who really cares about him. But every character has motivations of their own, and person can have a reason for doing something with ulterior motives and not necessarily be a bad person. Not black and white....these lives are always shades of gray. They sure don't make them like they use to make them good like this sometimes anymore.
Every time you think you know what's happening in Sharper, it turns out you don't. The fact that it manages to mix in multiple love stories and makes you care about these characters is just part of the fun. Brianna Middleton plays Sandra, who comes into Tom's life and is the perhaps the only one who really cares about him. But every character has motivations of their own, and person can have a reason for doing something with ulterior motives and not necessarily be a bad person. Not black and white....these lives are always shades of gray. They sure don't make them like they use to make them good like this sometimes anymore.