‘Sweetheart’ Clip: Kiersey Clemons Makes An Ominous Discovery
When Tom Hanks got stranded on an island inCast Away, all he had to deal with was finding food and shelter. But whenKiersey Clemonsgets marooned on an island in the upcoming horror movieSweetheart, there’s something much more terrifying waiting for her.
Sweetheartfinds a young girl forced to reckon with a hungry monster on a deserted island, and a new clip reveals how she starts to make this discovery when she stumbles upon a makeshift graveyard of those who have perished on this island before her. It’s enough to make you fear for your life, especially when all you’ve got is a swimsuit and jean shorts. Watch theSweetheartclip below.
Sweetheart Clip
We’re rather disappointed that a monster movie like this isn’t headed to the big screen. It’s another sign of studios taking less risks on original movies and relegating them to digital releases, whether it’s on VOD or through one of the various streaming services. These are the kind of movies that the big screen was made for, but instead we’re watching them on our TV at home. Sure, it’s comfortable and there’s no chance of a crying baby ruining the experience (unless it’s your own), but it’s a damn shame that people are going to miss out on seeing this in a big dark theater.
We had areview out of Fantastic Festfrom Matt Donato, who was lucky enough to see it in a theater and thoroughly enjoyed the film. He wrote:
You’re watchingSweetheartto witness Kiersey Clemons enter tribal combat with some Guillermo del Toro lookin' ocean mutant, but J.D. Dillard adds an artful touch. Carnage can’t swiftly strike, otherwise where’d the conflict exist with only one primary protagonist? A foreign invader who disrupts an existing ecosystem finds herself stinking of fresh meat, as she tries to quietly leave but finds herself under attack just for existing (hidden subtext, perhaps). Visual stimulation is the film’s secret ingredient, with some stunning cinematography and sound enhancement that heightens the horrors of overboard desperation.
Sweetheart stars also starsEmory Cohen, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, andBenedict Samuel, and is directed byJ.D. Dillard(Sleight), who also wrote the script withAlex Hyner, andAlex Theurer, all three of which produced the movie along withJason Blum.
You can watch the trailer forSweetheartright here, and here’s the official synopsis:
Jenn finds herself completely alone on a small tropical island after her boat goes down. By day, every ounce of her strength, cunning, and courage is strained simply to find food, outlast the elements, and survive. But as the sun sets, Jenn’s waking nightmare inexorably grows into terror, when a malevolent force comes to stalk the jungle for prey.
