Title: BABY’S SISTER (1 & 2)

Sequel: MY COCOA BUTTER (1 & 2)

Starring: Clem Ohameze, Queen Nwokoye, Kosolu Reagan

Synopsis:

A businessman falls in love with a prostitute that not only stole from him but also caused him to lose his job.  

Review:

Chukwu (Clems Ohameze) was up for a promotion and had plans to fly to London on business. The night before his trip his colleague coaxed him into sleeping with a prostitute. Of all the call girls flaunting their assets Chukwu chose Clementina (Queen Nwokoye). Clem was a pretty woman but she had poor grammar and no class. Chukwu wasn’t one to sleep with prostitutes so he got drunk to enable himself to do so.  

On the following morning, Chukwu woke up to a phone call from his colleague and realized that he overslept. To his surprise, Clem was long gone and so were his money, wallet, and passport. Of course, he missed the flight and his colleague offered to cover for him at work and reported him ill. This gave him time to track down his belongings and hopefully make it to London.   

Chukwu returned to the road where he picked up Clementina but she was nowhere to be found. After leaving his business card with her fellow prostitutes and even paying one of them for information about her whereabouts, he finally caught up with her. After more money demands, threats and violence, it turned out that Chukwu’s passport was lost. The end? Not quite.  

Chukwu picked up Clem for her services again but this time he had an ulterior motive. He planned on using her for the night without paying her but she saw the night as an opportunity to steal more money from him. Their hidden agendas clashed and led to a big fight. Chukwu felt that he deserved some free nookie after all she put him through while Clem refused to leave his house until she was paid.  

As the story progressed, the two became acquainted, one thing led to another, and the next thing we know their strange relationship blossomed into something special. Chukwu took her off the streets and moved her into his home. He decided to take care of her and offered her a better life.  

The sequel titled “My Cocoa Butter” continued the rocky courtship and Clem’s past became a constant nudge. Everywhere they went together they ran into random men that Clem slept with or stole from.  

In addition to her soiled reputation, Chukwu was embarrassed by Clem’s pigeon dialect and lack of table manners. But everyone has a past and Chukwu’s resurfaced when he remembered that his ex-fiancé cheated on him. This recollection presented a cloud over his relationship with Clem as he questioned whether he could trust a past prostitute.   

Let’s Talk. This is a romantic comedy. It’s similar to Tchidi Chikere’s “Dumebi the Dirty Girl” where the main character is an unpolished and uneducated woman. The movie was also reminiscent of Hollywood’s “Pretty Woman” where a professional man falls for a prostitute.  

The story is about an odd couple that found common ground. The writing was humorous and kept the main characters on a course of adventure. The relationship was volatile at first but then escalated into something substantial.  

Chukwu’s co-worker lured him into sleeping with a prostitute and he found himself in a hot mess that cost him his job and his friend simply moved on with his career in tact. The situation reversed itself when he found a woman to love in Clem and she found an alternative to street life.  

What’s ticklish about the story is when Clem realized she was developing feelings for Chukwu. She couldn’t believe it and she thought it was the work of juju. When people saw that Chukwu fell for her, a known prostitute, they once again thought it was the work of the supernatural.  

There were some moments in the movie that we’ve seen before such as Clem’s poor table manners and her wobbling in high heels. These scenarios happened in the “Dumebi” movies but there were also some fresh scenes such as when Clem tied Chukwu’s private parts with a string. Too funny.  

Wardrobe isn’t normally a focus on this review site but there’s a scene in the movie where Clem is wearing a red halter-top. Halters are made to expose a woman’s back not her bra. Wardrobe departments need to get this right and find the proper bras to go with the outfits.  

The DVD cover states that the movie is rated PG. Hmm…  

Performances? On point. Whatever it is that Queen Nwokoye mentally taps into to bring her characters to life works. She‘s pretty good at playing the rowdy broad. Clem Ohameze has a cool aura about him and he displayed the emotional levels necessary.    

The number one complaint is that the movie was too long. At one point Clem’s temper tantrums and broken English became tiresome and repetitious. A good point to end the movie was at the end of part one of the sequel.  

The second part of the sequel offered another layer to the story and although it was relevant the movie should have been edited so that it wasn’t so time consuming. So if you’re up for a long ride and some knee-slapping laughter this is the movie for you. RECOMMEND