The movie London Na
Wa was screened for the second time in London at the Lighthouse Camberwell on Saturday
23rd November 2013. I must commend the Director of the movie Nelson Spyk for
the boldness to premiere the movie a second time in London. I am aware that it
costs a lot of money to premiere these movies especially in a setting where
people are not willing to pay for tickets.
The red carpet had
members of the cast and crew and some of the big wigs in Nollywood UK including
Collins Archie Pearce, Ruke Amata, Rita Nzelu, Toksy Bello, Toyin Moore,
Theodora and Ayo Oyebade, Fatima Jabbe
Bio, Maureen Okafor and the cast of Purity of Heart, Riyike Alayande, Desmond
Finney from Sierra Leone and a few others.
I would like to say
to Nelson and to other Producers and Directors in Nollywood UK not to be discouraged
but continue what they believe in and aim to attain to excellence.
The night was
compered by Collins Archie Pearce. The premiere started with a musical
performance with King Kaz and also featured performances by I Rise, UG and Don
D.
Sound: There was a
lot of feedback and humming and some sort of echo on the sound and in some
scenes, one could not clearly hear what was being said. To me and to some of
the viewers that I spoke to that was a major concern. People need to be able to
hear with clarity what is being said to be able to understand the movie.
Therefore overall for the sound, I would award a mark of 6.
Picture quality: My
first impressions of the picture quality was that although they did not have much
problems, they were a bit distant. This view was echoed by some people I spoke
to after the movie. This might have been deliberately done by the Director. However, the cinematography in the movie must
be commended. There was for example the beautiful skyline. I must also commend
Nelson on the effects he used in the film. Due to the storyline that the
Director was trying to portray, I did not even recognise some of the actresses
who were made to look big, whereas they are small. The film was all about
having breasts and in totality, I would award a score of 8 for the picture
quality.
Cast: The movie
starred a lot of upcoming artists and included Marie Gomez (Class Act Winner
2012 and Zafaa Award winner), Eleanor Agala, Olivia Eze, Kevwe Ogunje, Akinosho
Oluwaseyi, Collins Archie Pearce, Nonso Nwaiwu, Jull Kay, Lillian Gonese,
Christiana Awotayo, Pam Pam, Tosyne Raymond, Rich Daniel Don and a few others.
I must commend the likes of Elenor, Kevwe and Nonso who in my view did
brilliantly and within the scope of the storyline sold the story very well. The
other members of the cast did what they were briefed to do just act and express
themselves. This is a first in Nollywood, but I believe that with a script and
more direction, the movie would have been clearer and the expression would have
been better. I see a lot od potential in most of the upcoming cast in the
movie, but the truth is that sometimes, I got so bored just seating and
watching the same thing. Overall, I give the cast and the way the story was
presented 6.5
Story line: To me
when I watch a movie, within the first few minutes, I want to know what the
whole movie is about even if I don’t know the conclusion. I did not get this
from London Na Wa. Although, it was comical, in my view it was here and there. The
film was basically about three main characters who were willing to go to any
extent to protect their relationships. There were relationship experiences from
church based solutions to the use of voodoo. The film highlighted in most parts
how various ladies took to diabolic means to either tie down the destinies of
men or to get things from the men
it is a comical
movie meant to make the audience laugh and there were elements of the movie
that made the audience laugh. For me, I fell off my chair at the end of the
movie as I could not stop laughing at the last scene. Some of the scenes
typified an African setting where everybody is talking together and so no one
understands what is being said or the message that is being passed. According
to one of the people I spoke to at the end of the movie, one of the Producers
of a movie, she did not understand 90% of the movie, but all she saw was women
with big breasts and big butts. On the whole, while I got it in the end, the
general view was that most people got bored of trying to understand what was
going on. In spite of this I would award the storyline because of the fact that
it is comical 6.5
In totality of a
possible score of 50, the movie has scored 33 which means 66 out of 100 which
give it 6.6. Nelson is a brilliant Cinematographer so I am expecting him to top
up with his next project. Would I recommend this movie, yes I would so that
people can make their own impressions about the movie.
Watch the trailer
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