Amanda Cooper was never supposed to die.
Amanda’s husband, Ray Cooper, and their teenage daughter, Rachel, were told that a pharmaceutical company called Bioprime would release an affordable drug that could combat Amanda’s cancer. But just before it was set to release, Bioprime pulled it from the market, sentencing Amanda to death.
Six months later, in the wake of Amanda’s tragic passing, Bioprime has finally released its long-awaited drug, and people could not be more pleased. But Ray and Rachel know a secret: Bioprime may now look like a savior to many, but the company’s past is filled with dark crimes.
The only way to bring those sins to light is to go after those who are responsible for killing Amanda Cooper. And Ray and Rachel intend to do just that, no matter the cost.
It’s clear that Amanda, Ray and Rachel were a close-knit family who loved one another dearly. Ray does all he can to protect Rachel while avenging his wife’s death. Rachel, for her part, is very brave.
An FBI agent seeks to help Rachel through her trauma and protect her from future dangers.
The film clearly tells us that parents and children are deeply connected, and decisions made affect an entire family.
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A married couple kisses and embraces. We hear a crude reference to the male anatomy.
After Rachel’s mother dies of cancer, violence takes over in this film. Hand-to-hand combat is frequent, as are knife fights, drownings, stabbings and gun wounds that either main or kill victims. In these moments we often see bloodied bodies, intense injuries and even death. Elsewhere, a man snaps another man’s neck, killing him immediately. He also throws him out a window and stabs him in the leg.
Rachel practices boxing with her father and at a ring. Once, she forgets she’s just practicing and must be pulled off a man she nearly chokes to death. A girl nearly dies jumping off a bridge into water. A man holds Rachel’s head underwater and nearly drowns her. We hear multiple death threats.
A hitman tells Rachel that as a child, he watched rebels slaughter his entire family, then spent the rest of his entire life tracking the murderers down and killing them, one by one.
God’s name is misused a few times, paired with “d–n,” and “d–mit.” The f-word is used nearly 10 times, and the s-word is heard five or six times. Other profanity includes the use of “son of a b–ch.”
An intoxicated man drinks wine and hard liquor.
A corrupt politician takes bribes from a pharmaceutical company and hires a hitman to kill anyone who tries to reveal her lies. She also says that she has no remorse for her actions, as the candidate with the most money always wins.
A pharmaceutical company promises multiple patients a life-saving drug but then pulls it off the market to save money.
Viewers watch the slow loss of Rachel’s innocence with each tragedy that befalls her.
Jason Momoa’s Netflix action flick Sweet Girl wants to be unique so badly that it takes the same twists and turns of many similar action movies before it. And when the big surprise comes, it makes little to no sense.
Yes, there is an underlying storyline and message about how parents and children are deeply connected to one another, and how family is worth every possible risk. And there are sweet moments between shared between family members that might tug on the heart strings.
But the vast majority of this film wallows in gratuitous violence, profanity and a storyline that doesn’t quite come together.
Kristin Smith joined the Plugged In team in 2017. Formerly a Spanish and English teacher, Kristin loves reading literature and eating authentic Mexican tacos. She and her husband, Eddy, love raising their children Judah and Selah. Kristin also has a deep affection for coffee, music, her dog (Cali) and cat (Aslan).
