Aint Hidin Nuttin (2023) Movie Review

Aint Hidin Nuttin – Movie Review

Director: Daniel Glenn-Barbour

Writer: Daniel Glenn-Barbour (Screenplay)

Cast

Keon Martial-Phillip (Yes-Man)
Jason Brown (Yes-Man)
Jordan Grant (The Sticksman Record)
James Sowle

Plot: Keyz is on a mission to save enough money to build his how music studio, Jay’s influence of selling drugs to purchase it quickly leads them down a path unexpected for their age.

Runtime: 1 Hour 41 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Aint Hidin Nuttin starts when Keyz (Martial-Phillip) starts looking into recording his music. However, the cost is leaving him with not many options. His best friend Jay (Brown) turns to his cousin to help make, which includes selling on the street corners.

As the pair start working on the streets, they see money starting to roll in. However, they start building a reputation within the world.

Verdict on Aint Hidin Nuttin

Aint Hidin Nuttin is a documentary drama following a group of residents from London that reflect on what happened in their lives. We get to see the acting side behind everything they went through, while the documentary side is the adult versions looking back on the mistakes.

Director Daniel Glenn-Barbour follows up Yes-Man with another drama that shows the pressure piled on youths in London. It gets to show the world they are left in without much hope and the best way to make money means risking their futures. This does hit hard and shows changes needed, even if some of the stories are success stories.

The decision to split the movie into a drama and documentary is interesting because it takes away from the stories just being told. It helps with the visualisation of the events, giving us a better connection to the young figures in the story.

Final Thoughts – Aint Hidin Nuttin is a raw journey into troubled lives.