Ebele Okaro
Ken Erics brings light with You Are My Light
Samson: Nedum, The devil took a stroll at my courtyard last night, and by morning my daughter summoned me to the courtroom.
Nedu: Just maybe, you left the door open for the devil…
Synopsis
Samson wants the best for his only child, Munachimso, but does not want her anywhere near entertainment or the limelight because of his own personal experience. Will his battles with his demons prove stronger than his love for his daughter?
Ken Erics beams the light on parenting struggles from a father’s perspective and makes us wonder if any parent can be prepared enough for when their children grow up and decide to follow their own path. I think that I would have loved to ask Nedum how anyone can keep the door permanently shut. Do we stop our children from growing up? Do we tie them up and not allow them socialise or leave our sight?
Munachimso (Queen Okoye) is Daddy’s girl who just wants to sing. Ella (Yvonne Jegede) has sacrificed her family in the past for her career and is trying to make amends, but peharps her love for her career is stronger than her motherly instincts. Betty (Ebele Okaro) is a teacher committed to not only the academic, but also the total development of her students and would go out of her way to see them maximise their potentials.
Samson (Ken Erics) has the perfect father-daughter relationship with his child until she decides to pursue her dreams. Thankfully, he has his friend, Nedum (Emeka Amakeze), a surprisingly wise and insightful character for his status, to always counsel him. Then there is Pompey (Emeka Darlington) who has discovered a diamond in the rough and would not let go.
The fact that some Nollywood sweethearts portray these characters, and how these actors bring their characters to life is the best part of this film. Though it is the first time I am seeing Queen Okoye (Munachimso), it is delightful to watch her play Daddy’s girl one second and throw tantrums the next, while being serenaded by her mellifluous voice. The movie is set in a village. There are no glam or superficial makeup or costume, so you cannot help but just focus on the story.
I like the fact that Ella’s case is not exactly resolved. Life is not a fairytale amd people do not change. The movie is not burdened by sub-plots or extra stories. It is straight to the point and easy to follow and understand.
If you’re searching for a story with depth and you’re into musicals, then you should see You Are My Light.
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FAMILY WAR (GUEST REVIEW)
Hi Readers,
One of my regular readers saw the Nollywood Movie, Family War/Pains of War and sent a review of it. Personally I believe that this is one of Chioma Akpotha’s best performance so far, but then she insists that my reviews are rather lenient . Anyways art is subjective and everyone has a right to their interpretation. Here’s Yvonne Samayin’s opinion of this movie.
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Hmmmm, where do I start from? Well, it definitely has to be from the begining. The movie centres around a family of 5; a father, his first son played by one of my favourite Nollywood hunks, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, and his 3 daughters, played by Ebere Okaro, Chioma Chukwukwa-Akpotha, and some other lady.
Back to the story,the first son is being controlled by his wicked wife (Chinyere Wilfred). Thus he is always at logger-heads with his sisters, especially Chioma. When the dad falls ill and finally dies, the real war begins on who gets what. The first son initially wants everything to himself, and suddenly he gets back to his senses and apologises to his sisters #confused smiley#.
I will say that it is a good story but it was not not properly executed. My major annoyance with this movie is that I wasted two and half hours of my life that I will never get back (sobs),that is not to mention the other hour they spent on other movie adverts.
Da Hell!
My conclusion is that its a boring movie with no action, suspense,humour, …. . Nothing spectacular. The actors, especially Chioma Akpotha did a fantastic job in interpreting her role but no amount of expertise can revive a boring script.
On the bright side though, I’l recommend this movie for anyone suffering from insomnia. Trust me, it works like magic (winks) PHEW!
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Yvonne T. Samayin, a graduate of Linguistics from the prestigous University of Benin, who hails from the oil-rich Bayelsa State but lives and works in Port-Harcourt is a die-hard lover of Nollywood even though she insists that she prefers movies from the Royal Arts Academy. When she is not seeing a movie, she’s either reading, dancing, cooking, or traveling.
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NB : The movie is in four parts; Family War 1-2 & Pains of War 1-2.
But seriously, am I always lenient?
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Readers please keep reviews coming.
Thanks!
Chisom the Rice-Seller/Ikem Wipe my Tears
NB-Chisom the Rice Seller is the first part , & Ikem Wipe My Tears, the second part (of course they both have two parts each, making Parts 1-4)
Kenneth Okonkwo plays Ikem, the son of a retired Chief Justice, who goes in search of a wife, disguised as a mechanic. At last he finds Chisom (Tontoh Dikeh), a hardworking girl of very low pedigree and decides that he has found his missing rib.
Apart from the part that you are literally dragged through four parts of a film… Dragged as in, you are forced to watch fifteen minutes of mother and daughter sing and cry, that is if your remote batteries decide to play a fast one on you, you get to the end of the fourth part and find out that you actually have to wait for parts 5&6. 😳😰😓😩😭
The annoying part is that there is nothing really encouraging about the first four parts that can actually motivate one to sit through two more parts.
Chisom is supposed to be an innocent girl whose family is going through turbulent times but through the movie, her hair is dyed in different shades of brown, the costumier could have probably used a gold spray or something, so we would at least assume that she’s an albino.
What can I even say about the students who are supposed to be in the same class in the same school but have their uniforms sewn in different styles.
Like Seriously???
I don’t understand the characterisation of Chisom’s mother played by Ebele Okaro. Ninety percent of the time, it is her daughter who does the thinking and deciding for the family.
After all this noise, I am still on the lookout for the parts 5&6.
Moral of the movie- Never see a film without extra batteries for your DVD player remote in case you need to fast forward some scenes.
Kill the PriestThe King and the Priest
I saw this movie and I was impressed!
This is one movie that should send its makers smiling to the banks for a very long time. Unfortunately I am not sure there was enough hype or publicity about it. But it is indeed a really good movie.
Mercy Johnson was awesome, Ebele Okaro was superb, Olu Jacobs was wonderful but the bulk of the kudos should go to Yul Edochie in this movie.
He really did raise the bar in this movie.
Thumbs up to Yul for a great perfomance.
For once I see a movie and I can scarcely fault it.
Like I always say, every epic or traditional film has the potential to be a very good movie and this movie does score that point.
If my opinion is anything to go by, this movie should be archived as a classic. It was indeed superb.
I think the most beautiful thing about it is the fragmentation arrangement. The story actually starts from the end and then goes back and forth in time to explain events. The great part of it is that you will find yourself hooked because your curiosity is kindled and you cant help but want to find out what led to what.
Oh yes! Another great part of the movie is that there are no gaps. All your questions are answered! That is if you sit through the movie because if you miss a scene, you might have to rewind the movie or miss out in the thread of events.
Oh kay! This movie I am so rambling about is the lovestory of a king-elect (Mercy Johnson) and an Amadioha priest-elect (Yul Edochie) who dare to give tradition and culture custodians a run for their money in following their heart.
Ooops! I forgot to commend the picture quality of this movie. It was really a good one; pleasing to all of the senses too.
This is a MUST see! Go BUY your copy and enjoy.
I really want to get feedback.
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