THE BLING LAGOSIANS
1. The acting was top-notch. They all did so well in delivering their respective roles beautifully. I must commend Bolanle Austen-Peters who also directed this piece. Excellent acting & directing
2. The screenplay for me was a massive success. I loved every bit of the motion picture.
3.The cinematography was also great. The pictures came out shinning as the story tries to describe, "Bling Lagosians" will definitely not be complete with the pictures coming out in much glow.
4. For the first time, I would say a costume team wasn't lazy. I couldn't help but notice every costume of every actor in the movie had a particular relevance with a particular scene. Even the workers at the Holloway House had their costumes specifically streamlined. The costume team has a 9/10. They did well.
5. The soundtrack was quite good also. Nollywood has really evolved. Never been prouder.
1.Please, we need to work on pronunciation of words in our indigenous languages well in our movies. Elvina Ibru(Mopelola Holloway) really struggled in speaking the Yoruba Language, it was just so obvious. It sounded off. Even if she might not be Yoruba, it can be well rehearsed to an extent before shooting I feel.
2. I could tell the end from the beginning, the moment I saw Mopelola Holloway had some form of control over her husband. I honestly could tell the end. I feel our movies should have more depth, I believe the end could have been just a little sophisticated than it ended.
A great movie. One everyone should see. Entertaining and educative as regards the lifestyle of most socialites. Okay, I'd also love to say its a tear jerker!
The Bling Lagosians centers around the Holloways, a wealthy Lagos family and their mother Mopelola, who is about to celebrate her 51st birthday party. There are individual feuds and fights between family members. Their father Akin Holloway takes steps to prevent the foreclosure of the family’s business by the Asset Management Corporation.
A movie which portrays the lavish lifestyle of the high class Lagosians who would do anything to remain the “talk” of the society. A story of opulence, deceit, secrecies, power tussles and unending webs of treachery that sometimes prevail amongst socialites. Personally, I love movies which portray real life dealings. The “high class” Lagosians have always been known for their opulent lifestyle and incessant lavish parties especially the Birthday parties. But I love the added twist this piece brings on how sometimes this class of people could sometimes do anything to maintain that lavish lifestyle. Also, in addition to the fact, Lagos has always been the centre of partying. If you’re quite familiar with the “City People” or “Ovation” Magazine, you’d definitely understand this better. This movie does well to show some ‘hidden’ details of affluent Lagosians, the power tussle amidst a few is worthy of note.
A Bolanle Austen- Peters film, also her directorial debut and produced by her as well. Distributed by Film one.
The acting was great. I love the fact that some comedy was mixed as well. Broda Shaggi and Helen Paul brought some comic. Personally, this would be my first time of seeing Elvina Ibru(Mopelola Holloway), her panache and well-put articulation was top notch. She adds that flavour to English.
The screenplay was great. I think the other movie which measures up to such an excellent screenplay as this would have to be the sequel to Living in Boundage.
Is it just me or I feel the Nigerian Music industry and Nollywood have become so compatible over time, the movies and music now blend so well. I loved every bit of the soundtrack especially the Nigerian songs featured along the various scenes.
Star Performer(s)- Elvina Ibru and Alexx Ekubo
I feel she(Elvina Ibru) delivered her role impeccably. In a movie where many A-list actors acted quite close to perfection, she did brilliantly. She really displayed class as her role demanded. Her articulation and diction were top notch, however, I would say she struggled to speak the Yoruba language, but that could be explicable anyways considering her tribe probably. But beautiful display from her I must say. I loved every bit.
Also, Alexx Ekubo also brought a part of him I found so intriguing. The accent he pulls off of a typical Igbo businessman was top notch, I couldn’t help but laugh hysterically at the various times he pronounced “cinema” and “Asaba”. In a movie where all actors delivered quite great, these two score highest for me. I loved every bit of their acting.
Can-do-better performer-
Hmmnn, I’d say none, I really can’t spot any, but Broda Shaggi can overdo sometimes though, he’s quite funny, but he could do with reducing many of the theatrics, well maybe because he’s not officially an actor so he might not be put in this category.
