Riz Ahmed is mostly known for being a “serious” actor as well as a filmmaker (he won an Oscar for the short film The Long Goodbye). But he’s done comedy here and there, as well, and now he’s at the Prime Video series Bait, about an actor who puts himself into a whirlwind of viral rumors and racism when he floats his name out there in relation to being cast in an iconic role.
BAIT: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?
Opening Shot: A man in a tuxedo enters a darkened room. He goes through a monologue while a woman points a gun at him. It’s a tense scene until he yells out “Line!”
The Gist: It turns out that this tense scene is actually an elaborate audition, with actor Shah Latif (Riz Ahmed) having been brought in by the director of the scene to try out for an illustrious part: James
...Keep reading this article on DECIDER.
