Well, granted, with the cover/poster for the 2021 crime thriller "Ebony Hustle" and the movie's synopsis, I must admit that I wasn't really expecting much of anything grand from writers John Wayne S. III, Nia Kishaye and Frank Ovelton. Yet, I opted to sit down and watch "Ebony Hustle" as I hadn't already seen it.
And just as I had expected, this movie was a bust. I certainly found no entertainment in "Ebony Hustle". The storyline was just half-hearted and felt like it was a term paper from a high school student that was made into a movie script. So no thumbs up to the writers for this one.
The acting performances in the movie were wooden and rigid at best. It was especially painstaking to watch Andrew Chandler (playing Caleb Truth) trying to act all tough and hardcore, especially when he was sort of licking his upper lip with every other sentence. And Michelle l Lamb was in the movie for a single reason, well technically two, if you catch my drift.
For a crime thriller then "Ebony Hustle" was a swing and a miss, at least in terms of script, story, acting and general entertainment value. However, I am sure that there is an audience out there somewhere for a movie such as the one director Jamezz Hampton delivered here.
This is not a movie that I would recommend you waste your time, money or effort on.
My rating of Jamezz Hampton's 2021 movie "Ebony Hustle" lands on a very generous two out of ten stars.
And just as I had expected, this movie was a bust. I certainly found no entertainment in "Ebony Hustle". The storyline was just half-hearted and felt like it was a term paper from a high school student that was made into a movie script. So no thumbs up to the writers for this one.
The acting performances in the movie were wooden and rigid at best. It was especially painstaking to watch Andrew Chandler (playing Caleb Truth) trying to act all tough and hardcore, especially when he was sort of licking his upper lip with every other sentence. And Michelle l Lamb was in the movie for a single reason, well technically two, if you catch my drift.
For a crime thriller then "Ebony Hustle" was a swing and a miss, at least in terms of script, story, acting and general entertainment value. However, I am sure that there is an audience out there somewhere for a movie such as the one director Jamezz Hampton delivered here.
This is not a movie that I would recommend you waste your time, money or effort on.
My rating of Jamezz Hampton's 2021 movie "Ebony Hustle" lands on a very generous two out of ten stars.
