Stronger than Pain
Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Nkem Owoh, Ebube Nwagbo, Ifeanyi Ikechukwu, Daniella Chioma Okeke, Matah Njubigbo, Pope Jnr Odowodo
Ulanna's (Nkem Owoh) pride and dignity has been taken away as a result of the love he has for his wife Eringa(Kate Henshaw Nuttal), this has practically made him a weakling and an object of scorn in the village.
"All marriages, none is perfect. Not even human beings, no one is perfect. Not to talk of marriages, where TWO people come together (most times from different backgrounds) as one" - Nkem Owoh (as Ulanna)
Stronger than Pain part 1 and part 2.
Tchidi Chikere
Okonkwo Gabriel Okey, Peter Okonkwo
Tchidi Chikere
2007
Amazing rendition from Kate and Nkem
-Story: [3 out of 5] A mix of humor (I mean, this IS an Osuofia movie), moral, “romance?” and yet thought provoking. “Thought provoking”? You might ask (if you’ve seen this movie before that is), what is so thought provoking about a wife beating her husband (No! I did not just ruin the movie for you, that was in the synopsis)? If you are a man, think to yourself, would you stay with a wife like Eringa? Eh? Would you? (…especially the igbo men… #okbye). There you go… your thought has just been… provoked.
-Originality: [3 out of 5] Most of the appeal of this movie comes from the fact that I’ve never seen it before…. The movie does kind of remind me of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew”…
-Predictability: [4 out of 5] *SPOILER ALERT* …Just that in the end, the shrew is not tamed. But I’d have to admit that the best part (if not the most worrisome part) of this movie, was that it did not end as I had originally thought it would. In the end, Eringa does not miraculously transform to this perfect modern day “Stepford Wife”. She stays true to her character and just shoves that Nollywood stereotyped ending up the wall.
-Directing/Editing: [3 out of 5] Oh dear Tchidi Chikere, may God bless you for two part movies. I thought this movie was brilliant. Seemed like more effort was put into it than many of the recent Tchidi Chikere movies I’ve seen
-Acting quality: [4 out of 5] You’ve seen Nkem Owoh as Osuofia, the dubious. You’ve seen Nkem Owoh, as the cheat. As the philanderer. As the cunning. But have you seen Nkem Owoh as the subdued? The test of a true actor (at least in my dictionary) is the degree of his flexibility. And if anyone ever doubted his flexibility before then may that person be put to shame now (***insert Mountain of Fire shouts here***). Kate Henshaw is breathtaking. I mean Eringa is a tiger… no a lion… no a… Nna what I’m trying to say is that the lady is fire! Simple and short. I absolutely absolutely loved Ebube’s rendition of her character (in fact, I think I might miss her on screen…). The extras in this movie were actually pretty good. Better than the average collection of fillers in your typical Nollywood movie. So then why is the acting in this movie not a 5? Because, even though the acting was good it wasn’t great.
-Setting: [3 out of 5] Good
-Costume/Make-Up: [3 out of 5] Job well done
-Props and Graphics: [3 out of 5] On Point
-Video Quality: [4 out of 5] Nicely done
-Audio Quality [2 out of 5] Fair
-Soundtrack: [3 out of 5] Lovely
-Musical Score: [3 out of 5] Nicely done
Lost Pride
Friends Or Foes
Aaaah! some people hard o… but this is most definitely the smisest (smart + wise lol) Eringa of them all… Risky but wise
I laughed in this movie. Then I got angry because I just couldn’t get it, then got it and started laughing again. Yes, there is a bit of Eringa in every woman but I think the one you didn’t mention is the slow poison Eringa. True story. There is this lady, loved her boy friend to bits but the man just wanted to be a “dog” most especially because this other ladies would just not get the gist that he is not available. But anywho, this lady made friends with all the other ladies that wanted her boyfriend. Then they began to also love her to the extent that they finally backed down from him. On their wedding day, I was so surprised to see that all the same ladies were her bridesmaids. I asked her why she would do something like this. She laughed and only said to me, “My dear, I wanted the b***ches to get front row seats and watch me get married to him. Oh I love it. Now this kind of Eringa has to be feared and also get an honorable mention.
Kate henshaw was TOO GOOD! those re veterans
True talk. I’m just happy that she realizes that and doesn’t act in any kain yeye feem
i absolutely agree with ur modern day eringa analysis in ur so tell me section, u couldn’t have said it any better.
Thanks Flint! 🙂
Loved Kate in the movie…well done dear…
Btw, finally unsubscribed from iRokotv plus. $5 diverted to mobile phone bills! haha
She was phenomenal… haha, I dropped that one earlier this month… they need to give me a concrete reason before I ever agree to troway $5 every month like that again