While her actions victimize a handful of innocent people, her backstory is sure to have you feeling a little sorry for what Simone went through because of the selfishness of others. Not only does she keep her true nature hidden behind a believable guise of high-strung eagerness, but she's also the kind of villain you'll sympathize with when you're not cheering at her histrionic displays of insanity. Simone, meanwhile, makes for an incredibly appealing antagonist. After all, it realistically takes more than a few minor disagreements to destroy a years-long camaraderie. Even when Simone starts putting a wedge between them, you don't get the sense that Monica and Bebe's friendship is truly falling apart. You feel for Monica whenever she's dealing with her grief or her overbearing mother and smile whenever she's having fun with Simone or Bebe. Between her easygoing nature and vulnerability in the wake of two consecutive emotional blows, you can understand why Monica connects so quickly with the outwardly supportive Simone. Monica Harris is an easy protagonist to love and root for and her relationships with those around her are well-defined. The characters and actors also do quite a bit to make Single Black Female entertaining, despite it sticking so closely to the obsession thriller playbook.
LIFETIME PERFECT ASSISTANT MOVIE
(Sidenote: I find it odd how, despite being a Single White Female-inspired movie starring a pair of lookalike actresses, Simone never fully channels her inner Hedy Carlson by impersonating Monica.) Characters: Thankfully, once Simone gets to work messing with Monica's life, the pacing picks up and leads into a surprisingly moving climax.
And with Simone taking a while to start going crazy, your attention might start to drift.
At the same time, though, a lot of familiar territory is explored in Single Black Female. From the frequently snarky characters (Monica's unapologetic best friend Bebe is the best of the lot) to the moments where the drama gets cranked up to eleven, there's more comedy here than in your average Lifetime thriller. While it's largely what you'd expect from an unofficial Single White Female reboot, some bits of comedy are squeezed in between the scenes of obsession and scheming. Single Black Female could best be described as what you'd get if you put a Lifetime movie and a BET dramedy into a blender.
The question is: how far is she willing to go to have everything she's always wanted? Story: Simone doesn't just want to be Monica's assistant or her friend-she wants to be Monica. But what Monica doesn't realize is that Simone's adoration isn't as pure as she thinks. An enthusiastic woman who admires Monica's work, Simone seems like the perfect assistant as she goes above and beyond for Monica. It's also why she's growing so close to her new assistant Simone Hicks (Amber Riley). That's why she's dedicating her attention to landing a hosting position with the afternoon talk show she works for. Monica Harris (Raven Goodwin) has had it rough lately, between losing her father and breaking up with her cheating boyfriend in such close succession.
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