GHANA MUST GO MOVIE REVIEW (2016)

Hello lovelies, 

I trust that we are all in great shape. Thanks to the Almighty for that. Today, we will be putting the movie GHANA MUST GO on the chopping block. This happens to be Yvonne Okoro’s second film as a producer, we still remember ‘The Contract’ right? Yeah, that was one great movie. This work was directed by the award winning filmmaker Frank Rajah and also written by another award winner Tunde Babalola. It stars Blossom Chukwujekwu, Yvonne Okoro, IK Ogbonna, Nkem Owoh aka Osuofia, Kofi Adjorlolo, Ada Ameh amongst others.

Now to the Nays and Yays, I loved the concept and story line of this movie, you can never go wrong with a movie name like "GHANA MUST GO".It is a no brainer with all the rivalry between Nigerians and Ghanians  (Jellof Rice?? really people??). It is refreshing and easy going, you know that kind of feel-good feeling you get after your third cone of ice cream in one sitting (if that’s your guilty pleasure like me, winks!). Yvonne has made us understand that comedy is her style. The cinematography was quite good I must say. The character played by veteran actor, Nkem Owoh gave the entire movie life and that’s wasn't really surprising since he is a guru in comedy. He carried his role from start to finish, the vernacular interjection were timely and downright hilarious. When he compared her daughter in-law’s cooking to engine oil, I practically bent over with laughter. I also loved that they made visible effort in props as seen in the airport scene when Nkem Owoh and his family arrived Ghana with numerous Ghana must go bags.

Now on the flipside, comedy is meant to be fast paced.. Tip tap kind of vibe but this movie lacked that. There were so many unnecessary scenes that just kept going on and on and on: This killed the tempo. Also, the characters were shallow and that hampered the depth of the plot; for instance, Chuks’ family had little or no foundation. They just appeared and their social class wasn’t defined.

 The character played by Ada Ameh was very inconsistent with her accent and that took away from the movie for me. I mean, why pick an accent if you can’t keep up with it?? (Am just saying). Now, the character played by Helen Paul to me is very irrelevant, really!! It was a complete distraction to the movie, where do I start? She tried too hard at being funny that it became almost annoying. I wondered while sipping my chilled bottle of soda in the theatre, why??? Don’t get me wrong, Helen is a pretty decent comedian in her own vein but her performance in this film was a complete downer, no offence. Other eye rolling moments were created by the character played by Ik Ogbonna. I just didn’t get it; what was he trying to pull? I just kent deal. He was utterly wrong for that role, I think that’s the nicest way to encapsulate it.  

The conflict resolution was somewhat mediocre, I thought of it differently or maybe I was over expectant because of the big names behind the scenes. 0r maybe am just being super critical. Whichever! You should go see the movie and then tell me what you think, okay? Y’all better don’t keep me waiting.. Ooh and remember this is just my opinion! 

I rate this work 6/10.

SYNOPSIS

Set in Accra, Ghana; this comedy revolves around a young couple in love but from different family backgrounds. These differences pose a threat to their union as both parents vent their reservations. The romantic comedy shades light on the historical events that led to the Ghana must go saga between Nigeria and Ghana.