LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT : a review by El Osas Iyalekhue
Most of us fall in love or something like that. Yes, in a crowd of a handful of people, I finally got to see the Ghollywood movie, LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT produced by Ken Atoh and Shirley Frimpong Manso, also directed by Frimpong. It is an amazing movie.
After struggling hard through Kunle Afolanya's October 1, and infatuated with Tunde Kelani's Dazzling Mirage, I did fall in love with LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. Overlooking the mishap of lighting and bad choice of music imposed on the movie, LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT take its audience through a well made plot that exonorates the writer from the mess of weaving in unnecessary scenes. Although the story is quite predictable, it brings to fore real human situations and emotions that audiences can relate and Identify with.
With an excellent cast of John Dumelo, Nana Mensah, OC Ukeje and Joselyn Dumas, Frimpong delivers a movie that evades issues raised by other works of art that centres on HIV/ AIDS, especially stigmatisation, etc, but keeps us engaged through Kwaaley's ( Joselyn Dumas) altering feeling for Henry ( Ukeje) her ex lover and Alex (Dumelo) her husband. Obviously, her reawakened love for Henry is fuelled by their HIV status and hope which they lend each other while sharing the same predicament. But this feeling shifts back to her husband once Henry passes, and Alex coming to terms with Kwaaley's HIV status.
Alex portrayed as a sweet gentleman also enjoys a shift of emotions with his work colleague, which wears off when he reexamines his vows to his wife. Some of the scenes in the movie may not have come off too well, but by and large, it is pity and fear inspiring and definitely entertaining.
El Osas Iyalekhue writes and directs for film and stage, among his plays that have been staged are Bush Path, November The First, Walking the Aisle of Dreams, Dancegeria, Wedlock Is Not For Gods and The Phantom. El Osas Iyalekhue is set to shoot Rage, a movie about human excesses. For stage he is set to stage BREAKING MATRIMONY.
After struggling hard through Kunle Afolanya's October 1, and infatuated with Tunde Kelani's Dazzling Mirage, I did fall in love with LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. Overlooking the mishap of lighting and bad choice of music imposed on the movie, LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT take its audience through a well made plot that exonorates the writer from the mess of weaving in unnecessary scenes. Although the story is quite predictable, it brings to fore real human situations and emotions that audiences can relate and Identify with.
With an excellent cast of John Dumelo, Nana Mensah, OC Ukeje and Joselyn Dumas, Frimpong delivers a movie that evades issues raised by other works of art that centres on HIV/ AIDS, especially stigmatisation, etc, but keeps us engaged through Kwaaley's ( Joselyn Dumas) altering feeling for Henry ( Ukeje) her ex lover and Alex (Dumelo) her husband. Obviously, her reawakened love for Henry is fuelled by their HIV status and hope which they lend each other while sharing the same predicament. But this feeling shifts back to her husband once Henry passes, and Alex coming to terms with Kwaaley's HIV status.
Alex portrayed as a sweet gentleman also enjoys a shift of emotions with his work colleague, which wears off when he reexamines his vows to his wife. Some of the scenes in the movie may not have come off too well, but by and large, it is pity and fear inspiring and definitely entertaining.
El Osas Iyalekhue writes and directs for film and stage, among his plays that have been staged are Bush Path, November The First, Walking the Aisle of Dreams, Dancegeria, Wedlock Is Not For Gods and The Phantom. El Osas Iyalekhue is set to shoot Rage, a movie about human excesses. For stage he is set to stage BREAKING MATRIMONY.
Comments
Post a Comment