Title: COSTLY MISTAKE (1 & 2)

Starring: Saint Obi, Kate Henshaw, Thelma Okorie, Fina Peters, Lisa Joy, Ugo Ugbor

Synopsis:

A prostitute takes on the job of helping a customer win the love of the woman he desires but things don’t turn out as planned.

Review:

Jessica (Kate Henshaw) was a prostitute on the prowl when she met Leo (Saint Obi) at a local bar. Leo was nursing a broken heart as the woman of dreams repeatedly rejected him. Jessica wound up in Leo’s home later that evening but Leo wasn’t interested in sex; he wanted Jessica to help him win Vicky’s heart. Vicky (Thelma Okorie) was the woman he had been relentlessly pursuing but would she ever love him became the challenge.   

Jessica agreed to help him out for a fee and she successfully wormed her way into Vicky’s life. Vicky had no idea that she was working for Leo and the game began when Jessica announced that Leo was her boyfriend.

Vicky was surprised to learn that the very man that had been pursuing her was Jessica’s boyfriend and jealousy sparked. Her envy escalated to new heights when Jessica showed off all the expensive gifts Leo purchased for her. 

The truth of the matter is that Vicky was under the impression that Leo was broke so how was it possible that he could shower Jessica with such gifts? Change of heart. Vicky suddenly wanted Leo back. Was Leo’s mission accomplished? Not quite.

Leo came to the conclusion that Vicky’s only interest in him was money and he was suddenly turned off by her. The game switched gears and it was Jessica that pursued Leo. When all of her attempts to gain his love failed, she set out to eliminate Jessica. 

Let’s Talk. This is a romantic drama where boy meets girl, girl isn’t interested, girl finds out boy has money, and then girl reconsiders boy. That’s the gist of this story except for the fact that jealousy reached its peak and caused the situation to turn deadly. 

The story was pretty much generic as two women seemingly feuded over the same man. What was noteworthy was that through the games Leo realized that Vicky wasn’t even worth his time. He went from desperately loving her to immensely despising her. He once chased her and then he chased her off. 

What’s true to life is that people always seem to want what they can’t have. Leo just had to have Vicky to the point where he paid a prostitute to help him get her. But the minute Vicky expressed an interest in him, he no longer wanted her. 

The story went wayward when a third girl in the group made advances toward Leo. Also senseless was the fact that when the love triangle got out of hand and Jessica was injured, she still didn’t come clean about her real role in Leo’s life. 

Performances saved this dry story. Although Saint Obi and Kate Henshaw were the clear winners in terms of acting, the chemistry between them was all wrong. Other performances were either overdramatic or straight up boring. 

The bottom line is that this was a typical love drama that failed to offer anything fresh, new, or exciting. I watched it only because I love Saint Obi. EJECT