Title: LUNCH TIME HEROES (Full Story)

Starring: Diana Yekini, Dakore Akande, Tope Tedela, Wale Macaulay, Kenneth Okolie

Synopsis:
A group of students excluded from a prominent competition find a way to excel with the help of their newly hired, ostracized teacher.

Review:
Banke started a new job as a high school teacher where students were the children of the wealthy. The pompous faculty wasn’t supportive and Banke’s tardiness on her first day didn’t help. Bankers role was undefined and she was placed sporadically until her best assignment presented itself.

There was an upcoming competition and the principal was keen on winning in order to collect the financial awards that the school really needed. Banke was assigned to occupy the students that were not chosen for the competition.

The children were rowdy but Banke was on something when she baked a cake that she shared with them. Cooking became the class subject but Banke still had the task of earning the respect of her peers and making the excluded students feel worthy.

Let’s Talk. Well, well, well…no infidelity, gold diggers, relationship drama, or witchcraft. Whaaat? Is this really an African movie? Lol 🙂

Lunch Time Heroes is best described as a “dramedy” (drama plus a little humor) and it centered on a shunned teacher that had the challenge of dealing with an unruly class.

The filmmakers took us on the journey of the teacher that hated her new job to then owning it. I’m sure most of us have had jobs that we loathed and this story instills that we must give jobs ample time before hastily searching for another.

As for the story, it barely crossed the finish line to impressive. I must say the intention was virtuous but it had an undemanding plot with a blatantly foreseen outcome. Also, there were dreary moments that were capable of making one lose interest.

The upside were the children and Diana Yekini. Children are the future of Nollywood and I can only hope that one or two of them caught the acting bug. This was a chance for exposure and each child was given onscreen credit.

Diana Yekini was perfect for this role. She didn’t have one fake moment and there was no “acting” on her part. The young actors cast as students were pragmatic and therefore, believable as well.

As for technical stuff, sound was reengineered and was unaligned with video by a tad bit.

Essentially, this is one of those “feel good” dramas that’s a refreshing change from the Nollywood norm. It something that all ages can enjoy so gather the family and see it. RECOMMEND