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Hollywood has long embraced the trope of the suffering superstar. You know the story, don’t you? A talented but misunderstood singer or actor struggles with the downside of living in the spotlight. Often there is a parent trying to live dreams through his or her child’s adult career. There might even be a hero who will appear from outside the creative world to protect the artist from the perils of fame and fortune. Yes, this is a narrative idea that has been explored countless times in movies and TV shows. It’s also the very simple logline for the new Relativity Media drama "Beyond the Lights." Thanks to the masterful direction of Gina Prince-Bythewood, however, the film shatters these cliché origins and turns into an unexpectedly electric and moving romantic drama.

“Lights” has three stars that allow it to transcend the genre. The first is British born actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who is best known for her role as the title character in this year’s indie hit "Belle." Mbatha-Raw plays Noni Jean, a twentysomething singer who might have a passing resemblance to Rihanna and/or Nicki Minaj. At the beginning of the film she's appeared as a featured artist on three hit singles by rapper Kid Culprit (Machine Gun Kelly, um, keeping it real) and is on the verge of releasing her first solo album after years of trying to break into the business.

Beyond the Lights Noni should be on top the world, but in reality she's not in a good place. Being positioned as the object of male sexual desires in the media and outfitted in barely-there attire and a mountain of purple hair extensions is not what she envisioned her life to be. Early on she becomes inebriated and attempts to commit suicide by jumping from a hotel window. Her plan is foiled when an off-duty LAPD cop (Nate Parker) convinces her to climb back on the patio. Where she goes from there is the driving storyline of the movie.

Mbatha-Raw is shockingly good in creating both the "Noni" public persona and the real Noni, a woman beat down and depressed as she ponders how her mother and manager (an only-getting-better Minnie Driver) allowed her to get to this point. Mbatha-Raw proves she can put on a show as she's more convincing as a modern day pop star than some of the "real" music stars who have tried to play fictional music divas on the big screen (yes, we’re looking at you Mariah and Christina). Mbatha-Raw was working in American television for years before "Belle," but her role in "Lights" is the sort of turn that could lead to new-found attention from studio casting directors.