Sucka 4 Luv
Sucka
4 Luv (2014)
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Unrated
Running time: 84 minutes
Distributor: Pierre Films
Romance
Film Review by Kam Williams
Very Good (3 stars)
Chris (Spank Horton) is a man with serious anger management issues. After
getting fired for losing his temper on the job yet again, he makes his way
to Rittenhouse Square where things quickly go from bad to worse. First, he
proceeds to harass passersby ranging from a homeless panhandler to a guy
handing out flyers to a DJ party.
He even upsets a little girl who approaches him for an autograph because she
remembers his face from his appearance as a defendant in court on Judge Joe
Brown’s TV show. All these scenes in the public park transpire in front of
his girlfriend Sharon (Xavia Omega) just before he gets down on one knee to
propose to her with an engagement ring purchased on layaway.
However, she rejects the rock out of a sincere concern about her beau’s
becoming enraged at the drop of a hat. Then, she breaks off the relationship
entirely, saying she’s willing to reconsider marriage only after he proves
his sanity by going a whole month straight without throwing a tantrum.
Chris grudgingly agrees, but refuses to see a shrink because “I’m not
crazy.” But what he didn’t bank on was Sharon’s testing his composure by
entertaining the overtures of Tyson (Tyrone Miller), a dude she used to date
back in college.
Will Chris be able to contain himself for 30 days? That is the question
at the heart of Sucka 4 Luv, the third feature-length offering from Patrick
Pierre (The City Is Mine). The movie represents a bit of a departure for the
Haitian-American writer/director in terms of both setting (Philly as opposed
to his adopted hometown of Trenton) and genre (lighthearted comedy as
opposed to gritty urban drama).
Here, with the help of a talented cast and crew, he successfully made a
compelling, character-driven tale of romance and redemption on a modest
budget. Accolades are especially in order for Spank Horton and Xavia Omega
for carrying the production playing a couple of colorful lead characters who
manage to generate oodles of screen chemistry.
A rollicking romp providing proof positive that love, I mean luv, conquers
all, even a hot head with a very short fuse!