Cast: Sadiq Baba, Kayode Olaiya, David Bailie, Kehinde Bankole, Kunle Afolayan, Fabian Adeoye Lodeje, Femi Adebayo, Kanayo. O. Kanayo, Bob Manuel, Nick Rhys Screenplay: Tunde Babalola Director: Kunle Afolayan October 1 is one movie that was highly anticipated by myself and am sure a whole lot of people. I actually thought the movie was going to be basically about how Nigeria gained her Independence, but the writer proved me wrong. Ouch! I cannot wait to get into the review part *rubbing palms* it’s going to be a joy ride, for the car is set in motion. The movie is going to be thorn into parts for you to know it’s a great, good or… Bad movie. Worth the hype or not! Review: A girl runs through a dark forest scared of something unknown… well I guess that was how … wrote the teaser of October 1, what can I say, but I loved it! I loved the suspense right from the very start of the movie. So at the very start of the movie, a red moon in a dark night, screams are hea...
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, after a three-year hiatus, stars in an upcoming film - 'Alter Ego' - as an astute legal practitioner with an alter ego. Whilst we can't wait to see it, we can't help but notice a blooper in the film.
From the teaser (available below this post) we see Omotola weave through different scenes with the poise and skill of a screen goddess, leaving us yearning for the full film with bated breath. However, her costume as a lawyer leaves a lot to be desired.
From the image above, it is shocking that such a glaring blunder can still be committed at this level in Nollywood. Nigerian female lawyers do not wear bibs or collars, they wear collarettes.
Gone are the days when lawyers and the courtrooms are portrayed in films wrongly. Nollywood writers, directors and producers need to rise up to the challenge of doing their research before going into production, especially when making a film centred on a given profession.
The Nollywood audience is wiser, smarter and more exposed. Their tastes have heightened. With the proliferation of American Legal TV series like Suits, Boston Legal and The Practice, the Nollywood audience can practically tell when a story with a legal focus is badly told. Asides this, the fact that lawyers are also part of the audience should make any filmmaker more careful when making films about their profession.
We need to rise above our mediocrity and show the world that in Nollywood lies a host of brilliant professionals who are committed to the excellence of their craft.
We can't achieve this if films keep making unforgivable errors like this.
It is yet to be seen and told, a brilliant Nollywood legal film that we can be proud of. What a day that will be.
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