Well, with this 2022 movie "Single Black Female" being a Lifetime movie, then you pretty much know what you're in for right there. Yet, I still opted to sit down and watch "Single Black Female", as it was a movie that I hadn't already seen, much less even heard about.
And with it being a movie I was not familiar with, then writers Sa'Rah Jones and Tessa Evelyn Scott had every opportunity to impress and entertain me with this movie. However, truth be told and hand on heart, then I wasn't really expecting a whole lot from this, as it is a Lifetime movie after all.
Director Shari L. Carpenter managed to deliver a watchable enough movie. However, it was not a particularly hard-punching thriller, and the plot was rather predictable and the movie actually turned out as you thought it would. So writers Sa'Rah Jones and Tessa Evelyn Scott didn't really bring anything new or innovative to the thriller genre.
I wasn't familiar with the cast, aside from Janet Hubert. I will say, though, that the two lead actresses, that being Raven Goodwin (playing Monica) and Amber Riley (playing Simone) actually put on rather good performances, despite of the mediocre and bland script and storyline they were given to work with.
If you enjoy thrillers, then there is an abundance of better choices readily available out there. But I will say, that "Single Black Female" is watchable if you don't expect too much. I managed to sit through the movie, though I wasn't overly entertained, and this is not a movie that I will be returning to watch a second time though.
It should be said though that "Single Black Female" is a movie that leaves you with an overwhelming sensation of 'but I've already seen this in another movie, just with a different cast ensemble'.,
My rating of "Single Black Female" lands on a three out of ten stars.
