That “z” in the title is a bad sign: shoved in out of desperation to denote this film as young, diverse and urban. In fact, Purple Beatz plays out like a post-watershed episode of Hollyoaks, with less depth and artistic flair.
It stars Izzy Jones as Sarah-Jane, an aspiring singer who, after moving to London from Bournemouth, finds love and success until a nasty record producer messes things up. Despite the best efforts of Jones and Steven Michael-O’Hara, who plays love interest Airbeats, the barebones script gives them nothing. The romance is limp and perfunctory; each stage of their relationship is rushed; emotional depth is shunned in favour of dull plot momentum.
