Starring: Jackie Appiah, Kalsoume Sinare, Paul Wilson, Calista Okoronkwo

Synopsis:

A young woman sets out to make good at any cost after a life of sexual abuse, poverty, and despair.

Review:

Linda (Jackie Appiah) grew up poor alongside her two brothers. Her stepfather sexually abused her as a young girl and she covertly poisoned him. He died and her mother passed years later from cancer. 

As siblings without parents, Linda took responsibility for her brothers. She took one brother and moved in with her best friend, Oprah, while the other brother headed for the village. 

Life seemed to look up when Linda lived in the house with Oprah (Calista Okoronkwo) and her parents. They had been friends for years but their friendship walked a tight rope when Linda secretly had an affair with, of all people, Oprah’s father.

Oprah was clueless about her cheating father and Linda only slept with the Chief (Paul Wilson) because he promised to pay for her brother’s education. The inappropriate affair almost went up in smoke when Linda and the Chief were seen together. Shortly after, all eyewitnesses were neatly eliminated but more problems emerged when the Chief was kidnapped and held for a ransom. 

Let’s Talk. This drama is basically about Linda (Jackie Appiah) who grew up poor and then somehow turned into a monster with money at the root of her transition.

The Linda character went from being sexually abused to abusing sex in the name of money. Her personality switched from one extreme to another and it was difficult to believe.  

Once again, we have a four-part movie where the story could have been told in two. It had snail pacing and it was extremely difficult to stay interested. Parts one and two entailed the extensive story-set up and part three was where it generated a little interest. Part four was used to conclude the story but by then I was beyond agitated. 

There was also a school campus storyline, which was later dropped. Thank God. Most university dramas are so uninteresting and for the most part the actors always look older than college age. 

The major problem with the movie is that the story didn’t connect. There were unnecessary scenes, too much dialogue, and too long of a wait to get to the heart of the story. It was actually draining to watch. 

The acting? Whatever. The one thing I can say about Jackie Appiah is that she can discard the pretty to totally absorb her roles. She’s not afraid to take off the wig and make-up to get down and dirty.  

Speaking of hair and make-up, I noticed that Calista Okoronkwo’s complexion was about three shades lighter. It’s disturbing that some Black women think they have to lighten their skin to be more attractive. The hardcore truth is that if you’re pretty or ugly there’s no shade of brown that will camouflage it. So wear your Black and wear it well. Wear it, flaunt it, rock it! Never allow society to define beauty for you. 

As for technical errors there were sporadic issues with sound. The DVD cover stated “Full Story” yet it only contained parts one and two. Parts three and four was MIA…another blooper of the African movie industry.  

“Faithful Sin” is a sob story turned murder plot that just didn’t jive. At the end of the day it’s just another trivial Jackie/Kalsoume movie. EJECT