Sleight (2016)

Director: J.D. Dillard
Stars: Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Storm Reid
Runtime: 99 minutes

Performances: 5/10
Screenplay: 2/10
Special Effects: N.A.
Costumes/Makeup: 6/10
Editing: 5/10
Cinematography: 6/10
Score/Soundtrack: 5/10

Verdict: I remember watching Josh Trank's "Chronicle" a couple of years ago and being pleasantly surprised by it. The first five minutes of "Sleight" led me to believe that the experience was going to be similar. Jacob Latimore plays Bo, a street magician with incredibly fast sleight of hand and a special ability that no other magician has. But the only trick he managed to pull was to lose my interest within the first 10 minutes, as the plot takes a completely different road and becomes about a drug deal that goes wrong. "Sleight" started strong and could've been a fun movie with a nice premise, but unfortunately turns into yet another drug-deal-gone-wrong film, with cheesy dialogue and a boring execution.  

Final Grade: 4/10