Synopsis
A young street magician is left to take care of his little sister after his mother's passing and turns to drug dealing in the Los Angeles party scene to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets into trouble with his supplier, his sister is kidnapped and he is forced to rely on both his sleight of hand and brilliant mind to save her.
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Cast
- Jacob LatimoreBo
- Seychelle GabrielHolly
- Storm ReidTina
- Sasheer ZamataGeorgi
- Dulé HillAngelo
- Cameron EspositoLuna
- Michael VillarPacky
- Brandon JohnsonRamone
- Jay WalkerBlake
- Alex HynerNoah
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
In a film about a magician, the most impressive trick in Sleight is how director and co-writer J.D. Dillard is able to spin such a memorable and unique tale on a micro-budget. - 75
The Playlist
Sleight is imaginative and refreshing as it shape-shifts effortlessly through familiar narrative tropes and invents something unexpected and unique. - 75
Chicago Tribune
Sleight fuses superhero story with a tough coming-of-age tale, and it enlivens and elevates both genres into something new and different, while heralding the arrival of Latimore as a star. - 75
MTV News
Dillard's not interested in the Zing! Pow! Bam! Sleight is quiet, almost naturalistic, even when Bo is stopping bullets with his bare hand. To Dillard, none of this is cool. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Dillard’s auspicious shift to features reveals an imaginative young filmmaker prepared to take manageable risks in pursuit of his personal vision. - 70
Screen Daily
It has plenty of heart and lots of fighting, but could use a little more magic. - 60
We Got This Covered
The magic here is in underground experiences and questionable decision making, all twisted like junky copper wiring that’s unraveled into something more useful. - 50
Village Voice
The director builds to one big, beautiful revelation. But the story he tells in the lead-up doesn’t distract so much as it politely asks you to stand up so that it can place the trick card under your ass.
