In an exciting dramatic story about a young man who lived a different life than others. The young magician (Jacob Latimore) will do a great job of caring for his sister, who is guaranteed after the departure of their parents. The young magician turned to illegal activities to look after his sister. Maybe things will turn and fate is a barrier to him when his sister is kidnapped by his drug-giving supplier. The young man will use his magic mind to rescue his kidnapped sister.
3 May 1975, Orange, New Jersey, USA
5 August 1957, USA
10 August 1996, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
May 18, 2017
Sleight's payoff and take home messages are good enough to mostly forgive its glaring flaws.
April 28, 2017
The film lives and dies by Latimore's performance, which is quiet and ever-shifting.
April 28, 2017
Dillard's feature debut squanders its high concept ... and serves up a low-rent, Nickelodeon-lite version of that story, blowing his chance with corny acting, paint-by-numbers plotting, and a dippy score.
May 04, 2017
Sleight... is a minor film with major virtues: tenderness, imagination, and a strong grasp of character and setting.
April 27, 2017
A tight tale well-told, with an appealing hero, a direct route to satisfaction, and the ever-present sense that the merest turn toward stylistic extravagance or adventure frippery would sink it.
May 03, 2017
Overly familiar drug-dealer-wants-to-get-out plot saddled with a scientifically insupportable gimmick as its solution.
April 30, 2017
For a film at least partially about magic (and, "science-magic"), it lacks a decided bit of that necessary misdirection, and the proceedings are often predictable. Sleight is, well, slight.
May 04, 2017
There's more going on here than meets the eye, but Sleight's sleeveless heart beats true and conjures its characters to wild life.
May 05, 2017
Director by J.D. Dillard brings this under-the-radar drama close to genre cliches but deftly avoids them with his strong characters, fine storytelling, and vivid atmosphere.
April 29, 2017
A street magician with a magnetic personality baffles spectators in a reasonably entertaining naturalistic drama.
April 28, 2017
[Latimore] has a magnetic screen presence mixed with a down-to-Earth directness. And while he's got swagger for days, he's just as compelling when his character is quietly contemplating his next move.
April 27, 2017
Dillard's not interested in the Zing! Pow! Bam! Sleight is quiet, almost naturalistic, even when Bo is stopping bullets with his bare hand.
