Starring: Mbong Amata, Seun Akindele, Ifeanyi Kalu

Synopsis:

A bank employee is frowned upon when her fiancé’s father believed she obtained accounts of the wealthy through scandalous measures.

Review:

Chinwe (Mbong Amata) had the job of selling products of the bank that she worked for. In the marketing line of work, she had to meet a quota and some women did what they had to do to get rich men to open accounts. 

Chinwe’s boss supplied her with leads that were often wealthy men, but they didn’t easily open their checkbooks without expecting something in return. Chinwe refused to go against her morals and she became weary of being propositioned for sex. As a result, her job was on the line due to low productivity. 

At least her personal life seemed to be going well, that is until she met her fiancé’s father. The reputation of female bankers preceded her and her future father-in-law believed she was another corporate prostitute. This caused a rift between father and son but it was soon remedied when they hatched a plan to put Chinwe to the test. 

Let’s Talk. As dramatic as the synopsis may sound this was actually a light-hearted movie about romance overshadowed by doubt. The main character suffered the agony of a job that challenged her integrity and her boyfriend wasn’t entirely sure he could trust her. She rejected many men in her line of work but the question became whether she could resist a potential customer that was young and attractive. 

What I liked about the movie was that it got straight to the point. The opening scene introduced us to the main character that was being swayed into a sexual encounter in exchange for new business. It seemed that the potential customers were often fat, old, or unattractive men that relied on their wallets for sex. 

So, let’s see if I got the bank’s tactics straight. Chinwe was expected to sleep with some fat slob in exchange for money that wouldn’t be deposited into her account? Seriously? Women were supposed to make the bank millions while they live on a regular salary? How disgusting. Time for a new career. 

The only thing a man is entitled to for opening a bank account is bank interest; not a goddamned thing else. And if that’s not enough then do what we do here in the US – offer customers a free lollipop. Let them suck on that! 

In terms of the story, it was fairly simple and it could have used more conflict. The lead character was a little too perfect and at the very least she should have discovered the scheme against her. 

Performances? Mbong Amata has an enchanting charisma about her that she brought to the role and she was a good fit for the part. Ifeanyi Kalu and Seun Akindele were compatible love interests although there was a little more spark with Seun. I was actually rooting for them to be together but the writer went in another direction. 

The story ended a little abruptly and I’m not sure if I was just expecting more or wanting more but overall, this movie is best described as short and sweet. RECOMMEND