Brothers’ War

I went into Brothers’ War in search of a family movie, a little feud, a little drama and its over. The fact that it was 40% Igbo was an extra bonus for me because I find that nowadays – and by nowadays I mean June and July 2013 – the Igbo movies are my safest bet away from redundancy, pornography, royalty, and fashion parades.

The movie revolves around two brothers, one more well off than the other and the other living in constant pursuit of ‘using wisdom’. In reality Brothers’ War part one is just this: First the brothers fight, then the elders talk, then skip to a scene where one brother and his lover fight, then there’s more talking, and we do it all over again. The only difference between part one and part two is that the brother has a different lover in part two.

So when I went in trying to avoid redundancy, I got just what I was trying to avoid. The movie is a roller-coaster of redundancy. There is simply no point, no reason, and no validation for the ridiculous length of this movie. Coming  to the end of the movie and then trying to recall what you’ve just watched you’d probably have a line or two of explanation. But then you look at the duration of the movie and realize you just spent 3 hours and 20 minutes on this? The length and the content just don’t tally.

In this movie, ofcourse Uche Odoputa is the standout because his character seems to be what the movie revolves around. Everyone else did fair enough jobs. The extras were mostly terrible, and is it just me or was there a time Ebube Nwagbo could actually act? Don’t tell me she has always been this bad.

Brother’s War is an okay film if you want to make time pass, but if you seek to be entertained and not frustrated I think its best not to indulge.