Star Robinson decides she is tired of being abused and decides to use every tool at her disposal to rise up against her abuser and walk away with her dignity and his money. The characters are well-drawn and they are smart. Star Robinson must stay one step ahead, needing to be seductive, cunning and ruthless if she is going to come out alive.

"Pay The Lady" creates a spacious world, where every character, large and small, has plausible motivations. Lauryn Ford carries this movie with a wonderful performance, where you see the character evolve from victim to badass. Dushaun Thompson gives a layered performance that allows his character to rise above a caricature of the evil crime boss.

This movie knows what it is and has more fun with that fact that you might expect. The twists start early and never really let up through the final minutes. You will hate the characters you're supposed to hate, and shout at the roku TV when you're supposed to shout. Cinematography and production quality is also a step above most of the other stuff you see in this genre. It also doesn't hurt when your lead is a smokeshow.

If you're looking to watch something that will take you on a wild ride, you could do much worse than this. Shout out to the credit music which is a crazy remix of dialogue from the movie and I frikn loved it.

This film was unexpectedly good. You never know what you're going to get with some of these urban thrillers. I mean it's more of noir than straight up thriller. It was sexy, well acted, and Lauryn Ford seems to be a star in the making. The other cast was also excellent with Maurice Whitfield playing the menacing heavy and Dushaun Thompson playing his clever lieutenant. There is also some fun comic relief in the film with Missira Ross, David Jia, and Robert Dobson adding some nice levity to a pretty intense film. If the credits are to be believed there will another one. I'd go on this ride again.