Golddiggers beware. IK Ogbonna, Moyo Lawal and Uzor Arukwe star in this film about a rich business tycoon who proposes to his girlfriend before revealing that he wants her to sign a pre-nuptial agreement before they get married.
She doesn’t like this proposal and the re-emergence of her ex-boyfriend at her engagement party throw threatens their relationship further. In the end, the one who loses out was the one trying to get everything.
To clarify the third character on the film poster is Bolanle Ninalowo, but one could argue that Uzor Arukwe who plays IK Ogbonna’s brother is more important in the hierarchy of characters.
I actually enjoyed this film. Let’s not talk about things like cinematography, this is a Nollywood movie and it is not trying to challenge Beasts of No Nations to any picture awards. The storyline developed at a decent pace, it doesn’t dwell on one character or one incident for too long. There were no lengthy monologues where a character will begin self-reflection and crying and evaluation, plotting and praying all in one.
The audience will appreciate the pace of dialogue although you won’t appreciate Moyo Lawal’s occasional screeching.
Lexis is another feature that a viewer should overlook if you are to enjoy this film.There’s a lot of swearing for no reason as if all the characters suffer from tourettes. It isn’t necessary to litter the script with curse-words because automatically what could have passed as a family film is now not suitable for us all to sit down and munch on chin chin. The other thing which vexes from the start is the pronunciation of the name Audrey.
There is Audrey and there is Andre, the too are not the same but whilst the movie showed that the talk show host was called Audrey, she and her guests kept saying Andre. My people, if you struggle to pronounce some of these foreign names, then please stop using them wai! Bimpe, Chioma, Hafia will do just fine.
Overall The Pre-nup is our quintessential Nollywood movie. Simply shot and casually acted it offers a simply escape from your daily chores and a reason to ditch the South American telenovelas for productions made a bit closer to home. There is an interesting twist at the end which has the audience laughing at themselves for ever thinking that this film would be a cliche of any sort. Director and editing are almost seemless and it was engaging the whole way through.
Yes there are a few characters who perhaps get more airtime than they deserve but that’s the beauty of Nollywood sometimes. Check it out on IROKOtv now.
Written By : Charlene Bello
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