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King of Boys: The Return of the King (2021)
With Nollywood's Shortcomings, Let's Dissect the Story
I love Kemi Adetiba, and I think she's been a breath of fresh air in the Nollywood directors guild. However as a writer, she leaves a lot to be desired especially when it comes to continuity and sequels.
I'm not a professional critic so I'll try to make this brief and opinionated. As a screenwriter myself, I understand that factors such as realism and common sense are deterrents to entertainment and as such their application could lead to way shorter screen time (e.g this 7 episode series/mini-series could be shortened to a 2hr movie if such factors are applied in full).
Factors to consider that left viewers racking our brains;
- What was Eniola's true intentions, or what was the breaking point that would have made her change intentions given that she seemed to be in control of the situation throughout the entire series based on the events at the end.
- What transpired between Eniola and Akorede to lead to an unimaginable union given the events of the prequel.
- What was the point of Rev. Ifeanyi, really?
- How can you rig a presidential election from the US with your assets frozen, but not a gubernatorial election being in Lagos and with your assets in place?
- Ade Tiger, what was the association to Aare, the clandestine meetings, and the resolution with Eniola?
There's a lot more, but I'll leave it there.
Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke (2022)
When is going to end?
To summarize the plot, it was leaking like a sieve.
The characters somehow became a lot more annoying and unrealistic, plus no tangible development. Was it funny? Maybe it could be if you don't spend the near 2hrs watching the movie wanting to punch the director/screenwriter.
Why do these caliber of films make it past the home video format and into the big screens (platform wise) in big 2022? The world is watching, and these people are doing Nollywood's reputation no good... look at Nigeria's music industry for a change!