Night Shift
Desmond Elliot, Chet Anekwe, Best Davis, Taka tani, Carline Joseph, Tibelrosa Taponweh, Zoakenia Biah, Jude Ozoagu, Chika Gusiora
Living the American dream was all I could hope for when my wife and I relocated to America. My first job was extremely degrading and was therefore able to shatter my hopes and dreams. however,my friends and i were able to come up with a strategy which was meant to aid me in fulfilling my dreams. The measures we took were quite good but our status as married men was questioned. This is a risk that could lead to the end of my marriage, should i take it?
Desmond Elliot, Robert Peters
Lilian Emefiele
2011
Some actual acotrs
Unoriginal and not too much effort put in
-Story: [1 out of 5] I think the story is really cliched. It’s a peer pressure storyline, and I didn’t even know we still made movies about peer pressure. Regardless, it is what it is… some might be entertained by it. I was bored through and through. Then again, I have never been and will probably never be a Nollywood USA fan.
-Originality: [0 out of 5] Like I said aleady, I’m not a Nollywood USA fan and it really doesn’t help that this movie is the most cliche, pick a random ball out of a bag blindfolded, kind of storyline. When you think of shooting a Nigerian movie in the United States, this is what you think of. That green pastures, American dream seeking storyline has been overdone from Osuofia to JJ Bunny (the only movie that I think comes close to doing it right would be “Anchor Baby“)
-Predictability: [0 out of 5] If you didn’t see the end of this movie coming, then you’ve probably never seen that many movies in your lifetime … there’s no way you can’t predict it
-Directing/Editing: [1 out of 5] Kudos on a one part movie and actually making an attempt at good cinematography but regardless there were a couple overly prolonged scenes here and there and the movie just seemed too ‘sudden’. Things just seemed suggested in one scene and happening in the next.
-Acting quality: [0 out of 5] Granted! The actors (who were not Chet and Desmond) in this movie were much better than your average Nollywood USA crew (aka JJ Bunny crew). Most were not as torturous, the rest were *now gouging my eyes out*. Desmond was a breath of fresh air in this movie. He served as a relief from all the torturous acting. Chet Anekwe. I think can actually act but needs to step out of this horrible Nollywood USA trap that he is slowly falling into. (I can’t say much but word reaching me is that Chet might be in a soon to be made – when I say “soon”, read ‘2-3 years’ – truly African movie – and by ‘truly African’ I mean not made in USA)
-Setting: [2 out of 5] There was really very tiny space but this is obviously because homes in the North (of the United States) have relatively smaller spaces. But regardless, they all seemed really sardined… regardless, didn’t like the party scenes and a couple other sets
-Costume/Make-Up: [3 out of 5] Ok
-Props and Graphics: [3 out of 5] Ok
-Video Quality: [3 out of 5] Good
-Audio Quality [3 out of 5] Not bad
-Soundtrack: [3 out of 5] Ok
-Musical Score: [3 out of 5] Fair
Heaven’s Hell
Unguarded
This Chet Gyg i dont even know where he stands,for me Nigerian actors doing this america Nollywood crap,they are always boring ,no wonder he isnt a face yet,he should be fully into Nollywood,not the Nollywood America thing cos they bore me
It’s not only you jare. Most are not down with the Nolly in USA idea but we thank God he is gradually moving out of that sphere