Title: ANNOUNCEMENT (1 & 2) 

Sequel: NONE

Starring: Adjetey Anang, Anthony Woode, Kafui Danku

Synopsis:

A pastor’s sinful past is revealed when his daughter is kidnapped and the culprit demands money and a public confession.

Trailer Courtesy of Purple Robyn Motion Pictures

Review:

Pastor Sam (Adjetjey Anang) had a past he wasn’t proud of. As a man of faith, he gave in to lust and took advantage of a sixteen year old and she supposedly wound up pregnant. She had a boyfriend at the time, Samuel (Anthony Woode), and he put a deal on the table where he covered for the pastor and claimed the pregnancy. This came at a price of ten thousand dollars which the pastor willingly paid in order to save his reputation. 

Long story short, Samuel and his girlfriend planned to run away together. They were to meet at a bus stop early one morning but when Samuel got there his girlfriend had been stabbed to death. 

Of course, the police were right in time to arrest Samuel and he spent seven years in prison for a crime he believed the pastor committed. While in prison he made friends with inmate Malik, played by Fred Amugi. The two devised a scheme to extort money from the pastor.  

Samuel escaped from prison and put their plan in motion. He kidnapped the pastor’s young daughter and in exchange for her life, he demanded four hundred thousand dollars and a public announcement confessing his hypocritical past.  

Let’s Talk. This is a crime drama. Adjetey Anang plays a pastor with a sordid past. The movie opens up to Pastor Sam playing the videotape and he learned that his daughter had been kidnapped. It was obvious that Pastor Sam was guilty of something but he wasn’t responsible for all that he was accused of. 

What’s strange in the story is that while Samuel held the little girl captive he poisoned her. When he didn’t hear from Pastor Sam fast enough he cut off one of the girl’s fingers and mailed it. Then there’s a scene where Samuel is feeding her food. This was kind of odd to watch because if he was wicked enough to poison her and then cut off one of her fingers then why would he care enough about her enough to feed her? That made no sense but then again he had mental issues. 

Another note was that the little girl should have been in more pain and bleeding profusely. She lost a finger! What’s also questionable about the story is that Pastor Sam would just pay Samuel the money without proof that the baby was his. Isn’t it possible that Samuel could have fathered the child as well? 

Overall, it wasn’t a bad story but it also wasn’t compelling enough. There was a lot of repetition and many scenes were replayed while other scenes were melodramatic. Even the actual stabbing of Samuel’s girlfriend and the reason behind it was unfathomable.  

Performances were satisfactory. Adjetey Anang was believable in his role and Anthony Woode did a respectable job playing a convict diagnosed with schizophrenia. 

There were no loose ends in the story but the conclusion was confusing because it led the audience to assume that the drama was all a dream which is irritating because it negates all of the events we just spent our time watching. EJECT