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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83ConsequenceMary SirokyConsequenceMary SirokySharper is an incredibly entertaining entry into the canon of Apple Originals. While it might not have the threshold of darkness or intensity that classify it exactly as a neo-noir, this film is a thoroughly enjoyable mystery. While these characters here might be lying and cheating their way to victory, Sharper comes out on top on its own merits.
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawLike the luxury goods that in one scene we see being stolen, the performances are out of the top drawer, and it is a great pleasure to see Moore on such good form: no one cries more needily, and with more nakedly sinister intent, than her.
- 80The TelegraphTim RobeyThe TelegraphTim RobeyThe endgame could be… sharper. There’s an elaborate hoax that’s too easy to suss out – even for us, and we’re not the seasoned con artists on the receiving end. At this point, the film’s own confidence seems to falter just a fraction. Then again, the chinks in these crooks’ cynical armour are what give it texture, a mottling of human desperation. Instead of smug gotchas, it traffics in mistakes.
- 80Vanity FairRichard LawsonVanity FairRichard LawsonSharper is sinewy and clever, a keenly acted and written B-picture of the sort that were once myriad but now only come around once every few years.
- 67IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandYou might know where this is all going, but damn if you won’t enjoy the wild ride there.
- 50TheWrapKatie WalshTheWrapKatie WalshThe film is a slickly-executed piece, an enjoyable but almost unbearably twisty puzzle box of narrative fun, but once everything slots together the box is unfortunately empty.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThis is a film best experienced in a group setting, among friends, the kind of project that fosters conspiratorial thinking and could inspire multiple watches — if only it got out of its own way.
- 50Screen DailyNikki BaughanScreen DailyNikki BaughanThere are some fun moments in Sharper, not to mention its attractive production and costume design, and Moore is clearly having a blast with a character who is sexy and smart in equal measure. But with the story broken down into obvious individual character-focused jigsaw pieces, viewers won’t need many of their own wits about them to guess where this tale is headed.
- 30The Daily BeastNick SchagerThe Daily BeastNick SchagerIt’s an egregiously transparent endeavor modeled after the finest swindle-y works of David Mamet, but boasting none of those predecessors’ cleverness, surprise or precision.