This movie should've had a different title, Sparkle doesn't become a major role until maybe 30-35min left of film watching. But, the real issue is that this story doesn't have enough.
Things happen over time in this film that the average film watcher couldn't notice due to the fast pacing. For example, Levi meets Satin, then 2-3 scenes later he tells Satin he's been working for him a long time, so with that being said, between the time they meet and that conversation there isn't anything that shows that long time he mentioned.
With this film one really just has to piece things together quickly.
Things happen over time in this film that the average film watcher couldn't notice due to the fast pacing. For example, Levi meets Satin, then 2-3 scenes later he tells Satin he's been working for him a long time, so with that being said, between the time they meet and that conversation there isn't anything that shows that long time he mentioned.
With this film one really just has to piece things together quickly.