Starring:  Chris Attoh, Katlego Danke, Enyinna Nwigwe, Zenande Mfenyana 

Synopsis: 

A no-nonsense woman took matters into her own hands when her boyfriend’s female friend remained a constant in their lives. 

Review:

Ryan and Mabel (Chris Attoh & Zenande Mfenyana) were in a committed relationship and all was going well except for one thing – Sarah (Katlego Danke). Sarah had been close friends with Ryan since elementary school and neither saw a need to end their long-term friendship. But this left Mabel in a precarious position.

The subplot focused on Ryan’s friend, George (Enyinna Nwigwe). George wasn’t as loyal a friend as Sarah as he owed Ryan money and lied about his finances so he didn’t have to pay it back. 

Let’s Talk. This is another relationship drama and we’ll be watching these types of movies ’til the end of time. The question becomes do you have to end friendships with those of the opposite sex when you’re in a committed relationship? That was the heart of the story as we watched Ryan carry on with his female friend in front of his girlfriend. Clearly, it presented an uncomfortable situation.  

The story then chartered into unnecessary waters and things went a astray with scandalous propositions, secret affairs, and a theft. With so many other things going on it was no longer “All About Love.” 

By the end, we revisited the love triangle and harbored feelings between “just friends” Ryan and Sarah were exposed. No surprise there. Maybe this was the happy ending but it felt limp because 1) Sarah was a nuisance and 2) there was little to no romance displayed between these two characters. Actually, it was hard to know who to root for since Mabel disappeared for most of the story and the Sarah character served as a threat.

The topic of male/female platonic relationships has been tackled many times before in both Hollywood and Nolywood. Most movies tend to depict these relationships as one with romantic undercurrents that eventually come to the surface. This story was no different. Is is possible for the opposite sex to be “just friends?”

On a positive note, the cast was a fusion of Nollywood and South African actors and that was fantastic to see. Performances were pretty good despite an overambitious screenplay. 

Ultimately, this was easy watch but it just didn’t attain all it aspired to be. EJECT