Sharper
Sharper
Apple Original Films, Picturestart, IAC Films
A24, Apple Studios
Description
No one is who they seem in Sharper, a neo-noir thriller of secrets and lies, set amongst New York City's bedrooms, barrooms and boardrooms. Characters compete for riches and power in a high stakes game of ambition, greed, lust and jealousy that will keep audiences guessing until the final moment.
My Rating
7/10
#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating
64%
Release dates
February 10, 2023 (United States)
February 17, 2023 (Apple TV+)
Directed by
Benjamin Caron
Screenplay by
Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka
Produced by
Bart Freundlich, Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka, Erik Feig and Julianne Moore
Starring
Julianne Moore as Madeline
Sebastian Stan as Max
Justice Smith as Tom
Briana Middleton as Sandra
John Lithgow as Richard Hobbes
Cinematography
Charlotte Bruus Christensen
Edited by
Yan Miles
Music by
Clint Mansell
@jovintardif Benjamin Caron's #Sharper starring Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith, Briana Middleton, Darren Goldstein, and John Lithgow on Apple TV+ on February 17, 2023 More info ⤵️ https://whatonwhatsgood.blogspot.com/2023/01/sharper.html Description: No one is who they seem in Sharper, a neo-noir thriller of secrets and lies, set amongst New York City's bedrooms, barrooms and boardrooms. Characters compete for riches and power in a high stakes game of ambition, greed, lust and jealousy that will keep audiences guessing until the final moment. #Apple #appletvplus #thriller #trailer #JulianneMoore #SebastianStan #SharperMovie #JohnLithgow #BrianaMiddleton #JustinSmith #A24 #AppleTV ♬ original sound - Jovin Tardif
Julianne Moore discusses “Sharper”
“It was wild and fun and entertaining. The characters are unforgettable. It’s really funny. It’s very mysterious. It’s surprising. It’s the kind of movie I love myself and I hadn’t seen one like it for a long time.”
Writers Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka discuss “Sharper”
“So I put it away. Fast forward to about 15 years and I came across it in my files. I really thought there was something there so I showed it to Brian. He just said, ‘We’re putting everything else aside until we finish this.’”
“We had long conversations about how pervasive cheating and lying has become. Fake news is everywhere. People can go online and create profiles and false impressions of who they are. Everything has to be questioned.”
“Our goal was to write a fun, entertaining, and engrossing movie with some social relevance for adults that plays with that idea.”
“Within six weeks, we had our first draft.”
Director Benjamin Caron discusses “Sharper”
“The city operates at the sharp end of the American Dream. It is a transactional place that in a few short decades became the heart of free market capitalism, hostile takeovers, deregulation and bull markets, and insane wealth. The evidence of the chasm between rich and poor is everywhere. It’s also a city that attracts hustlers, chancers and grifters. Our characters could only exist there.”
“These actors’ performances bring to the characters the depth of human experience — the minutiae, the joy, the tragedy, the paradox and the contradictions.”
John Lithgow discusses “Sharper” and his character Richard
“You honestly don’t know what’s going to happen next, right up to the end. Here are five fascinating, complicated, devious characters interacting. Some of them are not what they seem, and that’s all I’ll tell you. But by the end, you feel like nobody’s actually legit.”
“Richard is a very powerful man who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps and thinks everybody else should too. But late in life he finds himself addled with love for Madeline. He’s got power, love and fear all cooking inside him. The way it folds in and out of the plot is a terrific piece of storytelling.”
Briana Middleton discusses Sharper and her character Sandra
“I’d never read anything structured in such an unusual way. It’s suspenseful, clever and fun. ‘Sharper’ is a thriller that is just a never-ending line of questions. Even at the end, you’re still left with questions. It felt unique.”
“Sandra doesn’t know the world she’s entering in the same way the others do. She slowly realizes that she may have bitten off more than she can chew.”
Justice Smith discusses Surface
“There were so many surprises! I never knew where it was going to go. Every time I thought I had it figured out, it revealed itself to be something completely different.”
“It is a character-based film that is fun and unpredictable. I always want to be surprised by a film and I think we had a good opportunity to do that.”
Sebastian Stan discusses his character Max in Surface
“He presents with many different personalities in the film, so it was a bit of a guessing game to identify the real Max. It’s a seductive world that Madeline has pulled Max into. She pushes him forward in a way that has traumatic effects. He passes on that education and that experience to Sandra, who finds her own way to pay it forward.”
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