Yvonne Jegede
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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Twitter Babes
Yvonne Jegede, Artus Frank, Angela Okorie
Goodness Me!
This movie is about nothing.
Of course we are all used to the already redundant “runs” and “aristo” themes so that cannot exactly pass for a subject matter in this case.
Gosh! I can’t deal!
While I’m lamenting that Yvonne Jegede whose appearance is supposed to lend some sort of seriousness to any movie,is in this film, Angela Okorie who plays Lucy goes ” Where can I get an acid?”.
That is the point where I should have just turned off my TV but I thought to see it till end, hoping that it would make a little sense at last…
Then comes the scene where Angel asks her friend if she can keep her laptop with her so her roommates will not have access to her details and I’m wondering if whoever wrote the script – that is if there was one- has ever heard the word “Password”.
I could go on and on…
The movie or whatever it is, is ‘plotless’,faults are endless … and the whole work ultimately pointless.
So we’ve seen Blackberry Babes, Facebook Babes, 2go Babes, and now Twitter Babes…
Cheers to Instagram Babes & Keek Babes which I am sure some people may be currently filming or considering…
For your own good stay away from this movie.
PHEW!
Haunted Souls
A childless couple’s troubles are aggravated when they move into a new house. Apart from their internal family conflicts, they also have to contend with the spookiness and lunacy accompanied with living in a haunted house.
I guess the story is an okay story. Its not exactly original but its okay. Its something we see often in foreign horror movies but I like the fact that it was retold to have ‘Nigerian-ness’! LOL!
One of the best parts of this movie has got to be seeing Yvonne Jegede on my screen again .
Gosh! She can scream and cry for Africa !
Isn’t that why we love her?
On the part of the mother-in-law, (Ngozi Ezeonu) there are so many issues with characterisation. Are we supposed to feel pity for her because of the way she’s being treated by her peers and then come back to hate her for how she treats her son’s wife?
The movie was just an okay movie, scenes were dragged but in the end it turned out okay.
Although I am still trying to figure out the ‘buy banana’ chants and if they were necessary.
Also movies about infertility are over-flogged and stale. If a film-maker is going to make a movie around such recurrent themes, i think its common sense to do a little more research and tie it around a medical phenomena or something like that.
Eventually we learn that we should hire a private investigator to do a deep research into our intending landlord whenever we are contemplating moving into a rented apartment (Especially with regards to how he amassed wealth enough to set up the structure).
Or what else did you learn from the movie
Musings of a Nollywood Lover 