I really enjoyed the director's previous work, Strapped. And with intriguing and interesting plot-lines, intertwined stories and compelling character studies, Beautiful Something did not disappoint. Overall, I not only found the scenes believable, but in many cases felt myself drawn-into the situations; that's how well written and acted they were. That being said, there really was a glaringly visible disparity between the polished actors (such as Coleman Domingo) and very amateurs, such as Zack Ryan and Brian Sheppard. Those two actually complemented each other in that Zack comes off as wooden and clueless (I seriously don't believe he has had any professional acting experience or lessons prior), while Brian's overacting was just silly and cringe-worthy (it's almost as if he has a perpetual rage that someone said, "just use it!" for every scene...which really didn't work at all. But if you get past the poorer performances, the overall film is definitely worth watching.
Review of Beautiful Something
