Pot of Life

There is one really good thing about this movie and you can describe it simply in two words – Yvonne Jegede. Simply because her screen time equals entertainment is the most original reason to watch this movie. Honestly, I thought we were done with royal movies but apparently not.

Pot of Life follows the events that happen in the life of an usurper after he connives to steal the throne following the death of his father. This usurper is played by Clem Ohameze. Years after he steals the throne, as he is attempting to crown his son king, many obstacles begin to arise that point to and reveal the evil deeds of his past.

The movie starts off with a loud flashback of Clem arguing with his father about his reason for passing the throne on to another family. Then he swears to his father that after his father’s death he will regain the throne. Then he proceeds to make good on his threat. And in true nollywood format, by the end of the movie all evil is revealed with a healthy serving of one tablespoon of ‘victim’, a few pounds of ‘evil guys’ and a side of a dibia.

This movie is not terrible but it is not in the least bit original or fascinating. The most original aspect of the movie is the character that I shall henceforth refer to as “jungle girl”. A lady who lives in a small hut in the jungle, with her pet dog, and three random supernatural ghost ladies that momentarily appear to say nothing or do nothing yet we have to stare at them on screen.

It was also a good thing to have Frederick Leonard on screen. This is not just because he looks like THAT (fan girl moment) but because he actually performs. Between Leonard, Jegede and Jungle Girl, that was about all the entertainment/originality happening in this movie.

The good news though is that the movie does not do anything exceptionally terrible. The graphics are alright, and the storyline manages to move along sufficiently. The extras are not painful to watch all of the time and the movie has some construct of a storyline. By the end of the movie, you’ve learned nothing but asking to learn something is too much to ask, we are just happy the movie is over.