Uloma Ezirim: AY’s A Trip to Jamaica’s London Premiere – No Spoilers!
Nigerian movies? Yes. Do you enjoy laughing? Yes. Do you enjoy movies with little or no cohesion? Maybe not? Ok let’s start from the beginning.
Nigerian movies? Yes. Do you enjoy laughing? Yes. Do you enjoy movies with little or no cohesion? Maybe not? Ok let’s start from the beginning.
The premiere for this movie was held at
the Odeon Cinema in Greenwich, one of the more popular multiplex’s in
London. The cinema environs were clean and welcoming. Ticketing machines
were easy to use, staff were really friendly, drinks and snacks were
expensive but then this venue is a hot spot. On my arrival, I noted a
smartly dressed AY on the red carpet with fans trying to catch a
glimpse. Some other fans it appeared were patronising the several large
chain restaurants outside the cinema. The event kicked off an hour late
but the comfortable sitting arrangement in the screen room made up for
it. AY had a good team around him and the entire
arrangement was somewhat organised. The room was at 75% capacity – not
bad considering it was a late night screening on a cold wintery night.
The good points
The trailers shown before the movie started gave a very good account of Nollywood. The crowd “oohed and ahhed” to all the beautiful headlines shown of ’76, Queen Amina, Okafor’s Law etc. These snippets put us in the right mood for A Trip to Jamaica.
The trailers shown before the movie started gave a very good account of Nollywood. The crowd “oohed and ahhed” to all the beautiful headlines shown of ’76, Queen Amina, Okafor’s Law etc. These snippets put us in the right mood for A Trip to Jamaica.
The synergy and comic timing of AY and Funke Akindele
is out of this world. Their acting appeared almost unrehearsed and
spontaneous. Jokes were free flowing, laughter was plenty and so for
this reason, I must recommend that you watch this movie.
Nse Ikpe Etim gives any
movie, character and authenticity! Every movie needs an Nse! She just
comes in and takes over. Her character portrayed eclectic emotions and
she is good for it, whether strong or weak, classy or tacky, every scene
of hers was a delight.
I’ve never been to Jamaica, but because of the multiple aerial shots of this movie, Jamaica is now on my bucket list.
The not so good points
Undeveloped story segments was a frequent feature of the plot. The camera shot quite a number of unexplained scenes. I will not delve further into this because of my “no spoiler alert”.
Undeveloped story segments was a frequent feature of the plot. The camera shot quite a number of unexplained scenes. I will not delve further into this because of my “no spoiler alert”.
Post–production sound editing was not
super. That perfect synchronisation was lacking. This resulted in the
musical score of the movie sounding like it was coming from other room.
We kept looking for where the music was coming from and then later
realised it was the sound track of the same movie in front of us.
In summary, this is definitely a movie
you want to watch so well done to AY. He did give a fantastic speech at
the end and was a most pleasant host. Looking forward to his next
outing.
I await your comments! Do have a brilliant Christmas and in your celebration spare some thought for baby Jesus in a manger.
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