Review of Sleight (2017) by Farah R — 22 Sep 2017

Feels pretty damn good to have a hood superhero.

This review of Sleight (2017) was written by Farah R on 22 Sep 2017.

Sleight has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Christopher Q (24) on 09 Jun 2017

While it offers some good acting and good looking special effects, Sleight is one of those films that tries to be like Chronicle, but falls…

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By Sean Mulvihill (414) for FanboyNation.com (414) on 30 Oct 2018

It pulls off a balancing act between its grounded drama and some of its more outlandish aspects, concluding with a compelling piece of action…

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By John M (4,356) on 19 Sep 2017

Derivative, but it works well enough. So this is about a young street magician (Jacob Latimore)…

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By Sean C (2,276) on 07 Sep 2017

A more realistic superhero is a nice change…

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By Ayodele A (30) on 05 Aug 2017

Sleight takes a new albeit subtle twist to the peudo super hero genre…

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By Robert Kojder (605) for Flickering Myth (680) on 05 Dec 2017

Honestly, Sleight deserves a sequel, as with the origin story out of the way there is room to create something truly bold and refreshing within…

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By Matthew M (2,213) on 11 Nov 2017

The idea of this film was the kicker here and while it keeps the film from being a generic melodrama, it can't survive the simplified storyline…

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By Christopher E (506) on 05 Aug 2017

Sleight takes a new albeit subtle twist to the peudo super hero genre…

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By Ian W (1,171) on 20 Jul 2017

I thought this was very enjoyable. The characters were believable and you actually started sympathising for them…

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By Tim M (3,013) on 06 Dec 2018

Sleight' works until it doesn't, but still provides an outlet for the excellent work of Jacob Latimore and Dule Hill…

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