Thug Love

I'm gonna start on a positive note with this mini review of the film and that is if the lead actress wasn't in the film, I would've shut it off halfway through. She's very beautiful, attractive, has a great presence and a great actor. I don't know her so I don't want anyone thinking I know her (I wish). This film is a clear example as to why you should have beautiful people with talent in film. I actually thought she was the producer or had a hook up with the filmmaker because from a technical standpoint, she was the only one, and I mean ONLY ONE who was filmed very well. her light was on point and she looked great in every shot; however all the other actors in the film were either lit way too dark, or at worst, shown at a profile which is a big no no. This story would've been more engaging if she actually dated "a thug" not some short muscular guy with a tank top who wasn't believable at all. I didn't see no history with the character's background of a thug, you didn't see his "crew", nothing reflected "thug", what I got was a pretty boy with muscles. It wasn't convincing, the movie itself wasn't convincing but the lead actress kept me watching. And who has sex with pants or their underwears on??? Filmmaking is suppose to give us an illusion; therefore the sex scenes should've been shot as thus instead it was so sloppy, tacky and all over the place with no direction. This could have been a hot movie if the writers sat down and ask themselves what do these characters want and need and why should I CARE.