You don’t necessarily need to like the main character in order to like a movie, but in those instances the story at least needs to be relatable to be enjoyable. Unfortunately for Sharp Corner, Josh McCall (Ben Foster) despicable and uninteresting. Worse, his wife Rachel (Cobie Smulders) is cold and heartless towards him. To top it off, the story is unbelievable. You can’t do anything but shake your head at what you are watching.
Sharp Corner tells the story of a family who move into a new home on the outskirts of the city. On their first night in their new home, a drunk driver veers off the road and is killed in front of their home. Josh is devastated, and can’t stop thinking about what happened. So much so that is starts effecting his personal and professional life. He becomes obsessed with wanting to be the hero and save lives when accidents continue to happen. This causes his life to shatter and become more of a wreck than what is going on in front of his home.
Foster is usually a compelling actor, and while he does portray his character well, you hate Josh too much to want to see him on the screen. You do feel bad for what his characters is going through. He is after all passed by for a promotion and ignored by his wife. But you don’t want him to succeed because it will fuel his madness even further. This sounds bad since lives are at stake. But you can’t help but feeling that way because of hos messed up he is.
While Sharp Corner does feel like the type of story David Lynch or David Cronenberg would make, it doesn’t even compare to their much higher quality films.
- Rated: NR
- Genre: Thriller
- Release Date: 9/6/2024
- Directed by: Jason Buxton
- Starring: Ben Foster, Cobie Smulders, William Kosovic
- Produced by: Jason Buxton, Jason Levangie, Marc Tetreault, Paul Barkin, Susan Mullen
- Written by: Jason Buxton, Russell Wangersky
- Studio: Bell Media Studios, Crave, Elevation Pictures, Kobalt Films, Neon, Shut Up & Colour Pictures, Workhorse Pictures
