Qasim Basir's indie drama Destined proves both uncommonly ambitious and frustratingly derivative. Presenting the life of its central character as it plays out in alternative universes, the pic traffics in territory made familiar in numerous films and plays such as Sliding Doors. But it also rises above the usual level of melodrama in its thematic concerns that make it of more than passing interest.
The Detroit-set urban drama begins with a teenager, who works for a drug dealer, experiencing a life-changing incident that results in his spinning off into parallel destinies. In one, he's Sheed, a criminal who rises to...
The Detroit-set urban drama begins with a teenager, who works for a drug dealer, experiencing a life-changing incident that results in his spinning off into parallel destinies. In one, he's Sheed, a criminal who rises to...
- 11/15/2017
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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