The Only Eye

-Story: [3 out of 5] The story is outstanding in that it takes a twist on a problem that seems to be becoming more rampant in families especially when the children are raised in America. Giving it a traditional twist without all the voodoo was beautiful.

-Originality: [3 out of 5] I know that I have seen a couple ‘spoiled brat’ movies but not in twenty first century Nollywood at least. Not very original, but original in comparison with all the other movies made in its time.

-Predictability: [1 out of 5] I sort of feel bad to have to rate it on predictability due to the fact that it is a story that is supposed to teach a moral and not one of our vulgar stories. Moreover, this is Nollywood Reinvented and I have to let you know.

-Directing/Editing: [2 out of 5] Nothing mega but I believe they should have at least put subtitles for all the igbo that was spoken in the movie. What are non-igbo natives to do?

-Acting quality: [3 out of 5] The cast consisted of two major characters, Nonso and Mercy, three to four recurring characters and the rest are rising stars, yet it was mind blowing. As a side note, I was just wondering. In Igbo the word Dike has to do with strength. Do you guys notice how the name Dike is more or less always used as the name for hunters in movies, especially those with Igbo appeals.

-Setting and Costume: [2 out of 5] Being that it is a traditional movie, it is almost impossible to go wrong in this area however, Nonso Diobi’s hair style was very out of place for the movie. I think he should have flattened it out a bit to fit with the setting and get into character. Regardless, his acting was great

-Video and Audio Quality [2 out of 5] No glaring faults

-Soundtrack [3 out of 5] The music was completely immaculate. I love it when the music has a mix of modern day beats with Afro-Pop. I actually wanted it on my iPod to a certain extent.