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A socially awkward, environmentally-conscious teenager named AJ is dragged to a coastal holiday park by her painfully 'normal' family, where she becomes unexpectedly captivated by a chlorine smelling, sun-loving lifeguard named Isla.
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| Homepage | https://www.hazeyjanefilms.com/project-film-sweetheart |
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| Release Date | 2021-09-24 |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Directors | Marley Morrison, Matthew Wicks, Emily Almond Barr, Amber Tordoff-Gibson, Freya Elspie, Katia Shannon, Xenia Lefevre |
| Producers | Adam Antoniades, Michelle Antoniades, Anna Antoniou, Andy Brunskill, Pietro Greppi, Phil Hunt, Evan Leighton-Davis, Alexa Waugh, Safitri Widagdo, Lucy Fenton |
| Writer | Marley Morrison |
I thought this was a fairly entertaining coming of age story. The script was intelligent, if a little cliched now and then, and the acting good, especially the portrayal of AJ’s mother.
I will say that I got tired of the woe is me attitude of AJ, but perhaps I am just biased. I had a brother and my father die while I was still a teenager and managed not to get whiny, morose, or hate the world and everything in it. But I guess for there to be character growth in this sort of movie, you need to leave a lot of room for her to grow.
I also thought the songs selected for the film were especially poor and didn’t suit the mood at all. But perhaps these were the favorite groups of the movie’s target audience.
— Peter McGinn