It was at Sundance in 2016 when this one had its world premiere, and after seeing it, I can see why it drew so much attention: it's a good film. The young street magician Bo (Jacob Latimore), who is the star of this movie, excels in his role of looking after his younger sister following the death of their mother. Because he has to provide for his sister, he ends up dealing drugs for Angel despite the fact that he is an intelligent young man who has obtained a scholarship to study engineering. When it concentrates on Bo's career as a street magician and his dedication to the art form, Sleight is at its most interesting and amusing. Whether Bo is using magic to help him make more money so that he can run away with his sister or he finds himself using it in the drug dealing business, it's a really exciting component of the film for two reasons: first, because it's just fun to watch, and second, because it's so important to the main character; it's a big part of who Bo is, and what I see is that Diller doesn't let that concept rule the movie, rather, it's just something there.
Review of Sleight
