Title: ENTRAPPED (1 – 3) 

Starring: Mercy Johnson, Ramsey Nouah, Olu Jacobs, Yul Edochie

Synopsis: A young man unaware that he was born into wealth, lived life as a servant, until his father’s death revealed his true identity.

Review:

It all started when Ochendo was a young man sewing his wild oats. He was simultaneously involved with two women but wanted only one of them. Lola (Joyce Kalu) was first choice but Liz (Linda Chinyere) was a wealthy woman and the mother of his son. Liz continuously pressured him to legitimize their son by marriage but he had other plans. 

Ochendo misrepresented Liz to Lola and led her to believe that Liz was his aunt, not his lover. She then helped him to poison Liz to death and Ochendo used a fake marriage certificate to claim spousal benefits and covertly inherited Liz’s millions. 

Years later, Ochendo and Lola married and elevated themselves to king and queen. They had two children together and also raised Gerald (Ramsey Nouah), Ochendo’s son with Liz.

Gerald had no idea that he was a prince and actually worked in the palace as a servant. Ochendo never acknowledged him and Lola always suspected that he was Ochendo’s son. When she grew tired of Gerald’s presence in the palace she framed him and had him thrown out. 

Princess Ada (Mercy Johnson) returned from studying abroad and when she realized Gerald was no longer living in the palace, she secretly paid for a place for him to stay. She was hopelessly attracted to him while unaware that he was her brother. She was quite assertive about her feelings but Gerald never took her up on them. 

The story came to a head when Ochendo continuously denied Lola money, which prompted her to find out how much he was really worth. She learned he had millions and instantly resented his selfishness. She hired hit men to eliminate him and felt justified because without her help in killing Liz, he wouldn’t have had the wealthy lifestyle he came to know. 

It turned out that the murder was botched and Lola was killed along with the king. His death resulted in a family feud and the discovery of a diary that finally revealed the truth.

Let’s Talk. This is another royal shebang but it was lifeless. It had the usual backdrop of maidens, servants, and princes but the story was sooo bland. The context was about the paternity of a servant that missed out on life as a prince with a subplot about a maiden having an affair with a member of royalty. 

The story was split into four parts and was made to be longer than necessary. It was marred with pointless dialogue and was very predictable. There were also numerous murders that were just swept under the rug and never dealt with. 

The only excitement presented was the tease of romance between Ada (Mercy Johnson) and Gerald (Ramsey Nouah). They were unwittingly siblings, and the idea of an affair, although illicit, would have been tantalizing but their relationship never came close to any sort of affair.

The one troublesome part of the story was when the queen ordered the hit men to rape her daughter. Whaaat?? What kind of sh*t is that? How could any woman orchestrate the rape of another woman, let alone her own daughter?? That really threw me for a loop and eliminated any chance of a recommendation. The queen’s reasoning justifying the rape was just straight up stupid. 

Performances? Ramsey Nouah did a respectable job although the role didn’t require him to bring his “A” game. For Olu Jacobs, it was more of the same as we’ve seen him play this type of character before. Mercy Johnson never disappoints and she was the one person that brought some semblance of excitement to the table. 

The movie ended in the death of the king and a feud over his assets, which were followed by all truths being revealed, but due to a lame story laced with absurdity, this movie was a complete waste of time. EJECT