Sharper (2023)

Sharper (2023). Sharper: Directed by Benjamin Caron. With Justice Smith, Briana Middleton, Sebastian Stan, Hannah Dunne. A con artist takes on Manhattan's billionaires.

“Julianne Moore deserves a script much better than this. Itu0026#39;s worth watching just to see her control and elevate every scene sheu0026#39;s in. The film thinks itu0026#39;s a lot better than it is, being a very poor knock off of Mamet, and swings way too hard to be successful – missing wildly. Lithgow is also, of course, brilliant and Middleton is someone to watch in future. I really wish they had trimmed this down and focused on developing a real threat, and a deserved payoff. As it is, watching cons always has an appeal, even when poorly scripted like here, and Moore really does bring this from a 1/10 to a 5/10. Thereu0026#39;s some enjoyment to be had, but youu0026#39;ll forget about it almost immediately when youu0026#39;re done. Such a shame.”