Starring:  Jim Iyke, Genevieve Nnaji, Tonto Dikeh, Kalu Ikeagwu

Synopsis:  During a brief hiatus from his relationship a man unknowingly becomes involved with his girlfriend’s sister.  

Review:

Tekena and Keyla (Jim Iyke & Genevieve Nnaji) were at odds in their relationship. Tekena loved her but was displeased with her smoking, drinking, and lack of domestic skills. Keyla decided to go away for two weeks to clear the air. There was an accident and Keyla ended up in a coma in the hospital. She woke up with amnesia and didn’t remember who she was.

Once home, Keyla had a major change in personality. The smoking and drinking stopped and she even cooked meals for Tekena. This pleased him very much as this was the type of woman he always wanted. 

Two weeks passed and lo and behold a woman arrived at Tekena’s home and it was Keyla. It turned out that the woman Tekena brought home from the hospital wasn’t Keyla; it was her identical twin – Keylina. The women had no idea they had a sibling which led to all sorts of questions.  But more importantly, Tekena had to decide which sister really had his heart. 

Let’s Talk. On paper this story sounds very soap opera like but it was actually a decent tale. We have two sisters that looked exactly alike but their personalities were like night and day. Tekena made the mistake of getting involved with the second sister when he believed she was his girlfriend. The story then revolved around two sisters that were separated at infancy that found each other by chance. 

There were several layers of conflict. The possibility of sisters who just discovered each other to be in love with the same man was problematic. What sisters would want to start a relationship competing for a man? Why start their new relationship as enemies? Also, Tekena had to come to terms with his feelings and then he faced the task of choosing one sister over the other.  

The backstory was about Tekena’s best friends, Oge and Richard (Tonto Dikeh & Kalu Ikeagwu). Oge was secretly in love with Tekena and she admitted her feelings to him while Richard harbored feelings for her. 

The crucial problem with this movie was story execution. It was sloooww. So much time was spent on scenes where there was no dialogue, or scenes where we just watched the movement of the characters, or scenes that just didn’t advance the story any. Proficient editing was required as quite a bit of fast forwarding was necessary. 

There was also a flair of unbelievability because how could Tekena mistake another woman for his girlfriend? Also, questionable was the backstory where parents would separate twin girls.  The music that played throughout got a little tired. In terms of sound, the music competed with the dialogue and made it difficult to hear. 

What worked, as stated above, were ample conflicts to resolve. That coupled with the believability of the characters made the movie passable. Genevieve Nnaji played dual roles and made certain distinctions for both characters. Jim Iyke is just a gem and any emotion his character experienced was translated and unmistakeable. 

Again, as fantastical as the story sounds, the filmmakers put together an engaging love triangle. To reiterate one of the songs – “it’s the choices we make that spices up life.” RECOMMEND