Damage
Uche Jombo, Kalu Ikeagwu, Tonto Dikeh, Basorge Tariah Jnr.
he movie Damage is just that.. The movie Damage. No part 1, 2, or 3. However, it is a trilogy.
Moses Inwang
Uche Jombo
Teaches a moral
Some flaws in the storyline
-Story: [3 out of 5] Really lovely story, really depressing movie, really sad ending, really harsh realities. There was just one general something about the movie though, I still can’t place a finger on it. It didn’t ‘do’ me as much as I thought it would. To state it simply it started off a bit slow for me. They were fighting and then they were fighting again… maybe it was the music integration that did not carry me along or maybe it was because nobody tells you the cause of their abusiveness (was it an abusive parent or ???) but something was not ‘gelling’. Too much is left up to assumption, I’d say the story wasn’t built strongly. Too many leaks in the storyline
-Originality: [4 out of 5] Have I seen a Nigerian movie about domestic abuse? Yes, two of them have already been reviewed in the form of A Private Storm and Silent Scandals (links above). However, none of them expose the issue quite like this one. We are used to seeing abuse only from the female’s perspective, in which the female is the victim and the male is the devil but in reality there can be more than one devil. Regardless, my advice remains the same, if he/she raises his/her hand on you, abeg pack ya load comot. Make you begin waka. Does that mean that I am saying those people don’t deserve to have anybody? That they should be in the world alone? Heck to the effing yeah! I am not a psychologist so it is not in my place to distribute unwarranted pity. Go punch a wall!
-Predictability: [3 out of 5] Honestly, I’d have to say………………… I didn’t see that coming. At the end of the movie, I sobbed… shed a tear… fashee abeg I wept… well almost, I sha shed a couple tears hear and there (regains composure).
-Directing/Editing: [3 out of 5] Love Moses Inwang. That is all… You can read all about my love for Moses on another review, “Private Enemy” as for now all you need know is that I’m a die hard fan of his… that is till he does something entirely outrageous lol (my love is not unconditional jare, that’s why you gats toh get a spouse or a mother)
-Acting quality: [3 out of 5] General acting, good. Sometimes, in some scenes it does come off as a bit forced. Regardless, the general acting was really good and only a little short of perfection.
-Setting and Costume: [4 out of 5] Omo mehn, ndi’a nwelu ego, o buro obele ihe (Damn, these folks have money though… no be small thing). They get am for money so tey Uche wan find something wey she go take break on top Kalu head na laptop wey she come find. You for see the way the babe they fling the thing left right and center like say na flag. But Uche come o… you no see pillow to fling? Koi! Na wetin. Alright on a serious note though all the props and settings in this movie were beyond on point from the cars to the house to the everything. By the way, what’s with Uche’s hair in the Limo? Who came up with the idea of having Tonto Dikeh do an entire movie without makeup? Genius! Loved it… definitely geared up for My Life, My Damage
-Video and Audio Quality [4 out of 5] The online version was not shacking me, I don’t know if it’s just my PC (please let me know if this is the case) but the video seemed to be hanging every minute or so… not a joyful way to watch an anticipated movie. Not to mention that it goes off and pixelates at all scenes with rapid motions i.e fight scenes i.e every other scene
-Soundtrack [2 out of 5] yeah! This really pissed me off. My candid advice, hire slam next time. I don’t know if it was the lyrics or if it was the singers voice or just both but something, again, was not ‘gelling’. As regards the score of the movie, I felt like ***SPOILER ALERT*** if after the girl was stabbed nobody spoke again it would have gone better. Like, it’s cool if they spoke but silence them. Let’s see their mouths moving but overlay it with intensely emotional music. Why do I say this? Because immediately the girl was stabbed I started tearing up. And the music started and the tears started formulating in my eyes and just as they were about to start rolling, you hear Kalu Ikeagwu screaming “Dami! Dami! Get the car, hospital doctor… yadidi yadidi ya” it broke my trance and I couldn’t cry anymore.
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Deadline by pascal amanfo is on sale at executive image movie.watch and review pls.
Thanks. I’ll try to get the review published ASAP
Love Love Uche jumbo. Going straight to Iroko to watch it lol
Anything Myne said, I agree. lol
but seriously sha, its a movie i would like to see, kinda like that kalu guy.
So I eventually watched Damage (Thanks for the Link). I, and 6 others (it was Nigerian movie and bonding night you see). Unfortunately we watched Mr and Mrs right after, and it totally blew Damage out of the water.
Without reading Ms. Whitman’s review, her remarks were the generally opinion; There were just too many loose ends. Acting great, but with a storyline that raised way too many questions, it was just a tad disappointing. Especially after the hype that accompanied it.
The one that totally got us all wondering; how exactly did the street fighters tie into the story? For someone on a not-speaking-to-parents strike (dont know how else to phrase it) because presumably she was protesting against the violence, you would have thought she would shy away from violence rather than actively seeking it. Why would she want to defend herself when the violence at home was not one-sided and she presumably (yet again) saw her mother instigate fights, not back down when she could have, and also defend herself. There were just too many ‘presumablies’ jare.
There was one thing we couldn’t agree on; the scissors scene. The Engineers among us said it was impossible.
All in all, we didn’t regret the $2.99 (**wink wink**), and we did enjoy the “who first jam who for here” scene best. Technically, I think we all agreed it was great work. No hanging microphones or shadows. Soundtrack was ok generally. Two of us (the females of course) have watched it again.
And we did notice Uche’s tramp stamp. LOL.
We’ll try Asiri next. Even if we have to pause several times to translate well, as we expect to.
You’re welcome dear… wow sounds like y’all have a full on party for Nolly… I like.
Hehe… I’d have to agree, Damage definitely does not hold a torch to Mr. & Mrs. (Nse killed that) You should check out the review for Mr. & Mrs.
Yup in Nolly you begin to appreciate the wonders good PR can do for a movie… Uche publicized it well. And I definitely agree, as I mentioned in the review, too many things weren’t gelling in the movie
As per the street fighters scene… even though me sef don’t understand, I’d say it’s one of those things you can’t explain like why the son of an abusive father becomes an abusive husband after marriage.
As per the scissors scene, you know what they say… some things are one in a million but there is still that ONE in the million.
Hope you enjoy Asiri and I’ll be awaiting your comments about the movie beneath the ASIRI review. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
I must say dat d uche jombo put in a lot of effort….too much effort is not gud for a movie…..d beatin and fightin, so much…I rate it a 7 though…bad music
Also, I saw Sinking Sands on Amazon for $1.99 and that was a sweet price. $2.99 is not too much but they should try to cut it further. I did watch Araromire for $5.99 on Hibuzz, but chai, it had been too long I wanted to see that movie.
Hehe I was vexing for Kunle them for making the movie $5.99 especially since I had seen Sinking Sands online for the price of chewing gum (Igbo man mentality)… How did you get Araromire to work on Hibuzz? I’ve been trying since January, still no luck it keeps saying contacting merchant and unable to contact merchant
I saw this movie last weekend, and it was online, yay!
I would rate it a 7 because it makes no bones that it’s a social consciousness movie, and it delivered. Kudos for the acting, I think Kalu and Uche did the abusive relationship justice, it was believeable how they would be fighting, and then making out, or laughing and be happy about a new job. Well done. BTW, video and audio were good on my end. I didn’t mind the soundtrack but I felt it gave away the ending so I was kinda expecting what happened. But it was touching, I kept hoping that Dami…well you get. Let me not spoil it.
Bad marks are for the plot holes in the story, like the unexplained genesis of the couple’s violence – Is it new? What caused it? How can be fighting on the street one minute and be nominated for couple of the year the next? Why will the 17 year old daughter suddenly go silent? Is it after 18years marriage/violence the brother is intervening? Many sha…but they try.
Thanks for letting me know about the video. I have to disagree with you on the soundtrack, it was horrible. All the little details like giving too much away with the soundtrack and the fact that they couldn’t quite sing was annoying, especially for such an overhyped movie.
Right! I do agree with you with the unexplained fight, did they wake up one morning and decide to become boxing champions? I presumed the silence of the girl was her way of acting out and showing that she was not in support of their constant fighting. And I excused the scene with the brother because he had said something like “Don’t tell me you guys are at it AGAIN” so… yeah! and that can tie back to not knowing the origin of the fight. Maybe they weren’t always fighting… too much is left to assumption in the movie which isn’t good
Going to watch this movie now
Let me know what you think of it after words! 🙂