Kings Fall Apart
Chinedu Anuche, Comfort Idongesit, Fred Aseroma, Justus Esiri, Ofia Mbaka, Patience Ozokwor, Pete Edochie, Sam Dede
-Story: [1 out of 5] Aie aie aie… no! (that is all). I mean, I’m pretty certain that there is a concrete story that would entertain a few people but all I see in the story is a very bad king and how he came to be, what he does and how he will come to an end. Yes it’s a story but not a very good one. One thing that stood out for me in the story and really didn’t make any sense to me was the arrival of the white man. Notice that the movie is set in pre colonial times. And there is a story for before the white man’s arrival and there’s a story for after the white man’s arrival. For most pre-colonial movies in which English is spoken, there really isn’t a problem (mainly because the white man does not show up). But if the FIRST arrival of the white man is a part of the story then wouldn’t it make sense that before he arrived, the indigenes were not already speaking English? Because if not then how do you explain the fact that this is the first time the people are seeing the white man yet they already know his language alongside their own language. The language thing would have been easier to excuse if the indigenes weren’t speaking two languages. In other words, they know that it is the white man’s language yet due to some miraculous circumstances they were able to speak it before he came along.
-Originality: [0 out of 5] Even though Pete Edochie plays the good king in this movie, many elements of this movie are like every other Pete Edochie movie (i.e. the ones where he plays the bad igwe).
-Predictability: [0 out of 5] The end is a given from the start but the little twists within it lend it some air of unpredictability.
-Directing/Production: [1 out of 5] I think the casting was ridiculous. Especially the notion of casting the short man, Chinedu Anuche as the defiant prince… (later on I realize that the reason for this casting is that it is his movie). The continuity at many points was disjointed. The movie takes too long to start (i.e the opening credits last 5 minutes. In 2011? Hian). There are some parts where Igbo is being spoken but there are no subtitles. Many overly prolonged scenes that could have been cut out to make the movie shorter. I’m not pro 4 part movies so that already is a minus (I believe that if you have something that needs saying then say it and get out of my screen… stop dragging on).
-Acting quality: [2 out of 5] It was good to see Pete Edochie again, especially in a non-evil role… last time I saw him in a current movie was when he acted alongside Van Vicker and Mercy Johnson in “Lonely Walk”. Everyone else gave a decent performance however from most actors I was getting a ‘forced’ feeling (define ‘forced’: trying too hard)
-Setting: [2 out of 5] Decent there was room for improvement but it could have definitely been worse
-Costume/Make-Up: [3 out of 5] Ok… (lol at Patience Ozokwor in a mermaid costume)
-Props and Graphics: [1 out of 5] First of all, there was barely anyone in this village of their. No random villagers walking around in between scenes, just the main characters. The graphics for the mermaid scene… lol.. definitely room for improvement. The head of the dead man almost seemed like a sculpture with red paint to me.
-Video Quality: [2 out of 5] Ok
-Audio Quality [3 out of 5] Good
-Soundtrack: [3 out of 5] Nice
-Musical Score: [3 out of 5] Ok
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