“SHARPER”
Movie Review
The American psychological thriller movie
"Sharper," which was released in 2023, was directed by Benjamin Caron
and written by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka. Julianne Moore, Sebastian
Stan, Justice Smith, Briana Middleton, and John Lithgow are among its cast
members.
The movie's plot is as follows: Tom runs a secondhand
business in New York City. Sandra, a woman who walks in looking for a book one
day, first rejects his advances, but they later start dating. Sandra tells Tom
that her brother is in debt and must pay $350,000 or be killed a few weeks into
their relationship. Tom promises to pay the loan after disclosing his father's
money. After giving Sandra the money, she vanishes, causing Tom to have a
mental breakdown. It is discovered that Sandra has a lengthy criminal past and
is now on parole. When she started dating Tom, she had a meeting with her
parole officer one evening, who tried to extort money from her. Max, who
appears to be wealthy but is actually a con artist, buys her off. He accepts
Sandra as a partner and teaches her how to commit fraud. They engage in sexual
activity after taking down their first target jointly. Max pays his mother
Madeline and her new boyfriend, the wealthy Richard Hobbes, a visit at
Richard's opulent apartment before joining forces with Sandra. Max persuades
Madeline to let him remain at Richard's place despite the fact that he appears
intoxicated and aggressive. The following day, Max appears to have been
detained for allegedly buying cocaine from an undercover police officer when
Madeline and Richard return home. Madeline picks up on Max's scheme to get
Richard to pay off the cop who is also his buddy Tipsy very quickly. Max is
ejected by Madeline from the apartment, but it turns out that Madeline and Max
are lovers, not mother and son, and that they are after Richard. When Max and
Richard meet, he requests that Madeline be left alone so that they can spend
time together in cash equal to a year's salary. Max encounters Richard's son
Tom, who hasn't yet met Sandra, while he is meeting with him. While Madeline
informs Max that Richard wants to marry her and that she would be staying with
him that evening, Max, Madeline, and Tipsy nonetheless celebrate a job well
done. Max flees the police that Madeline has called and takes the cash. After
Richard passes away, Madeline inherits the large majority of his estate. Tom is
restricted from working in the bookstore because Richard has doubts about him
following the event with Sandra. In addition, he has been appointed head of
Richard's foundation, and Madeline is a trustee. Braddock, a longtime family
friend, is hired by Tom to find Sandra. Sandra is discovered to be severely
addicted to heroin, despite Madeline's best efforts to persuade Tom to end the
probe. While she undergoes detox, Tom wants her to stay at the flat, but
Madeline is hesitant. Sandra, who she chats to, admits that she is aware of
Madeline and Max's connection. Sandra wants Madeline to find Max so she can
confront him about leaving her in exchange for her silence. Sandra and
Madeline's meeting with Max is accepted. Tom and Braddock show up during the
meeting to support Tom's concerns that the three had been collaborating. To
start with Sandra, Tom pulls a revolver, then Madeline. Madeline picks up the
gun after Sandra yanks it from Tom's hands and seems to shoot and kill Tom when
he commands her to direct the weapon at him and press the trigger. Madeline
quickly sends all the funds to Richard's organization out of desperation to
stay out of jail. Max, Madeline, and Sandra board a flight for Oklahoma City.
Max is reminded by Madeline that because Tom is deceased and she is the trustee
of Richard's foundation, she will continue to be in charge of the funds. Sandra
retreats to the restroom in tears, and Madeline notices that the fake blood on
her sleeve indicates Tom is still alive. Sandra is gone when Madeline checks
the restroom. The true nature of the scam is revealed; Sandra, who prefers to
go by "Sandy," tells Tom the truth, and the two come up with a plan
to defraud Madeline and Max. They enlist Tipsy and his colleague Goldie, who
pretended to be "Braddock," to help them. Both Sandra and Max's
rendezvous and Tom's apparent shooting at Madeline's hands were prearranged.
Tom still has authority over the foundation and the funds because he is still
alive. To celebrate their accomplishment, Tom, Sandra, Tipsy, and Goldie get
together at the bookstore. Sandra and Tom start to renew their romance.
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