Hello My darlings,
How are you guys doing? Yesterday was very eventful for the nollywood movie scene, they where three movie viewing. 1) Romance is overated had invites but you are asked to pay for your tickets at the door. Why? Saying you are invited to a "private viewing" then asking that I should buy a ticket (Mba nu). 2) First Lady to be truthful nobody invited me so I didnt go. 3) Special crimes unit, it was a press screening which I went for.
Now down to business the most annoying thing i found out about this series is that, it opens in December on African magic. That was super annoying for me! Why wet my appetite then tell me to wait till december (Not cool people not cool).
This series has some hiccups tho, some places had really bad lighting, the scoring guy should probably be killed (whispering* I didn't say anything oh). I found out something about nollywood people they dont know that movie scoring is a department on its own. It is not the editor's job, it a music professionals job. Get a good music producer play you movie for them and they will come up with sound and scores that will go with the movie (since we don't have professional music composers in Nigeria, if we do they will cost you an arm and a leg maybe a teeth too).
To the things I loved about the series... where do I start the opening montage is insane! Crazy I love it the guy who made it is in advertising i think he wasnt even smiling at all. The cast of this series was well chosen, not really about the star power which i must say is not lacking but the abilities of these actors. You guys know that i am really hard on actors when they do nonsense in a movie, these ones were in it fully at all times. I can not talk about Aunt Joke as usually cos enough said already about her, she is just AWESOME!! Bimbo Akintola lights up the scene anytime she walks in, I think she is one of the greatest Nigerian actresses (quote me! if dont agree OYO is your name). Adesuwa Etomi was particularly very good in this movie, i enjoyed her performance, I dont know if it is because she played a different character from what am use to seeing her in? I can not say. Wole ojo was quite good as well, he played the uptight man of few word character very well (Me likey) There are other people in this series that where also very good, infact the actors in the series i hail. People like Kehinde, Baaj, Gregory amazing job There were a few bad eggs tho.
More things loved about this series: Finally a naija movie has gun and they are holding it properly like trained officers, that was awesome. The storyline was really good too, it was a foreign concept with a side dish of full naija.
Created by Yemisi Wada, 'Special Crimes Unit squad : Lasgidi Cops,' is produced and directed by award winning filmmaker, OLA.
Synopsis:
The series is about a Special Crimes unit created and put together by the Chief Persecutor; Ore Fadeyi (Bimbo Akintola), to battle a shadow organisation whose substance is yet to be determined.
Over the course of the investigation the Crimes Unit battles to investigate a mercurial organisation clutching at straws and uncovering a plot to organised all crimes and ultimately take over the government of the state; Lagos state.
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It's just sad that we all have to wait for it to show in December on AFRICAN MAGIC (sad face) it could just be worth the wait but what do I know.
I will be rating this series 8/10
Adesua Etomi
bimbo akintola
Ekpenyong Bassey
Femi Branch
film
Joke Silva
Kehinde Bankole
Kelechi Udegbe
lasgidi cops
ola
Olumide Oworu
special crimes unit
wole ojo
yemisi wada
SERIES REVIEW: SPECIAL CRIMES UNIT
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