There was always hope that “Euphoria” star Sydney Sweeney would eventually break through into film. That might have finally happened with her Berlin entry “Reality.”
I’m not at Berlin this year, but Sweeney’s performance is getting a lot of positive notices from critics. It’s still very uncertain if she, or the film, can carry that acclaim forward in the months to come, but Sweeney has been waiting for a chewy movie role such as this one for a few years now.
Directed by Tina Satter, from a screenplay by Satter and James Paul Davis, adapted from Satter's own stage play, “Reality” stars Sweeney as former American intelligence specialist Reality Winner (yes, that’s her actual name).
Winner was given the longest sentence by government for the unauthorized release of information to the media after she leaked data about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.
Now, the question is whether “Reality” gets a theatrical release or if one of the streamers will pick it up. Sweeney is a big name, purely with her connection to “Euphoria” alone, and, with the exception of her small role in “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood,” hasn’t had much luck with her film choices. Sweeney’s appeared in such Indie duds as “Nocturne,” “Tell Me Your Name,” “The Voyeurs,” “Clementine” and “Night Teeth.”
As mentioned, critics are loving Sweeney’s performance, here’s a sample of the raves:
