Potomanto

Quality pics, average dialogue, mediocre acting, nice african music…all doing individual works in carrying the storyline from A to Z. Reason why you might not want to recommend it. Sometimes lighting is insulting.

Let me just say that I appreciated the effort that what put forth to make this movie, as it was indeed an in depth look at a problem that is rampant in Africa and the rest of the world (watch Chiwetal Ejiofor in “Dirty Pretty Things” – excellent movie). However, I did not think that this movie needed to be 2 hours and 15 minutes. It just did not. It took 32 minutes and 8 seconds before the real culprits – the other two main characters played by Olu and Marie are even brought into the story, after Adane’s world (or a glimpse of it) is presented to the viewers. Yes, there are times when the story is slow moving, and you really have to watch it for a while to understand why some actions by the characters in the beginning were done in the first place. I felt that there were some elements of the film that needed either clarification, or did not need to be focused on. I did not see the need for coach Jareath’s girlfriend to have as much presence as she did. There were some other questions one might have regarding various elements of the film, which I won’t go into here, but I think some loose ends could have been tied together. Overall, I think the acting was well done, except at times I think Marie Humbert’s character was overdone in some places. Its funny to me that the cast is basically “Adams Apples Chapter 2”, minus Olu Jacobs, with Marie (Susan Humbert) and and Shina (Ani Iyoho – love him:)) once again involved in the undercover crime world. All in all, as with all Sparrow Production projects, the production from start to finish was excellent. Again, I think the film could have been re-worked just a bit more.

Potomanto was just a terrible film from Shirley Frimpong Manso. Waste of money. The plot was not well thought out even though thy claimed to have spent a year on writing the script. the film was not intense as it should be because of many lapses in the story line. the most ridiculous part for me was the girl (humbert), taking photos of (olu) with her cell phone camera at his ice cream shop. that was so stupid. what was she taking pictures off? you just left the man at home, you been sleeping with him and living with him and yet you are stlll shadwing him?
also, why did they bring the kidney to his office? simply to later find blood in the glass. makes no sense at all. very disappointing after all the hype. suspecting someone of organ trafficking is not enough reason to live with him. why not get a job in his ice cream shop?
and the whole potomanto thing. I didn’t get it. what was the point? to be honest, the film was stupid. I don’t even know why they were bragging about fight scenes. it’s not fight scenes we need but good story.
this is how I would have expected the story to go. the interpol girl character is not necessary. it is only necessary as his girlfriend. Olu hires the photographer to take follow his wife. Adjeteys is doing the following along with hanging out at the football field and then he also begins to follow the story of the abandoned bodies which is ex girlfriend (okoro) is also working on. it is not until his sex partner, christable’s characters brother goes missing does he delve in deeply and then realizes that he is actually shadowing Bankole. that angle would have been more interesting.
Shirley seems to make movies only to make fame and money. she is not making strong films. i don’t think I’ll be watching anymore of her works.