In my view, the actual story does not start until the pastor comes to the reception venue to do the prayers. As far as the story goes, we are given a framework to work with to understand the various conflicts arising with the characters. Maybe I missed something, as I know Dunni’s father eventually says that they are broke, but IJS. What struck me as odd, was that for both of the characters coming from what we are presented as affluent families, the church and the wedding reception venue did not match the status of the two families. A whole heap of it, which, including the dancing is slightly overdone. The movie has you laughing at various points, which in the beginning, some of what was supposed to be comedy was completely rushed, unrealistic, and overdone, and then we get the spectacle. However, in my humble opinon, what I witnessed was a strawberry cake with all the cream cheese and strawberry icing, with no cake. As a movie critic, I hate to say but once we get past the party it’s nothing but a cheese fest.Īfter all the hype about The Wedding Party, I finally sat down to watch, especially since I love Enyinna Nwigwe ,Sola Sobowale Ireti Doyle, RMD, and others. The movie works out in such a way that the lead couple exists and their conflict exists but the main character is the wedding, the secondary characters are the parents and the tertiary characters are the couple and no one is peeved about this because it works just fine.Īs a movie lover, I will be watching this again within the next 7 days. So dear nollywood producers, please on behalf of all nollywood lovers, for all future white-people needs in our movies, please procure them from the same place they did in TWP. She is effortless, she is stunningg but most impressively, she fits naturally in the role. The second most impressive acting spectacle was the white girl who plays Dunni’s friend ( I’m sure she has a name… but I’m also sure that if I mentioned it you wouldn’t have as readily known who I was referring to). It can be argued that the ease with which she portrays this evil that you can’t help but love is due to multiple opportunities for practice in works like “ Gidi Up” and “The Grudge”. Doyle shines like the morning sun in her role as Mrs. The greatest spectacle though in this entire movie though is Iretiola Doyle. However, the movie makers know this, just like they did in “ Flower Girl“, so they compensate with more spectacle. It’s at this point that you realize that the wedding party is truly a cheese fest.įrom such uninspired lines as “do you think this is superstory?”, “the only person allowed to make my husband suffer is me” and my favorite “Dozie, go get your girl!”, the last few minutes of this movie could have been written by a middle schooler. However, as movies tend to do, the story had to end at some point and that’s when it begins to unravel. And that is not something to be peeved about because the movie is called “The Wedding PARTY”.Īnd party it does… For the first hour of the movie we are captivated by all the beauty, the beautiful scenes, the beautiful shots, the beautiful cast, the beautiful music, the beautiful sets and everything in between. If they say ‘performance’ then maybe we can trust them because this movie is a performance from all involved from start to finish. Even though the degree of the spectacle factor does decrease as the movie progresses, it still manages to create that impression of grandeur.Ī point I think even the movie makers would agree with though, is that it will take a lot to trust any human being that tells you that their favorite part about this movie is the intense acting or skills shown. If there’s one thing the movie does well, it is spectacle. It has all the ingredients for entertainment and nostalgia and Kemi Adetiba’s crisp direction hold you bound. Following the happenings on the wedding day of two elite Nigerian young’uns who decided to tie the knot. It’s similar to the feeling I got from watching “ The Kingdom” in 2012, except this time it’s something we can present to the rest of the world. We are not all crooks and frauds and there is great wealth in this country.
One of my favorite things about this movie is that it gives that same feeling I felt about Indians, to the rest of the world about Nigerians. They come from worlds where they could have everything, possibly even more than anything that many Americans can imagine. I saw them in roles of ownership and strength. After seeing that movie, my perception of Indians was changed or molded. Prior to that, my perception of Indians was, to be honest, just another group of individuals who are possibly lesser than Nigerians (yeah, my Nigerian pride be strong). The first bollywood movie that I remember ever watching was K3G.