Starring: Majid Michel, Uru Eke, Uti Nwachukwu, Abiola Segun-Williams

Synopsis:

A movie director finds his life mirroring one of his movies when his mother is diagnosed with cancer and he puts his career on hold to care for her. 

Review:

Jide (Majid Michel) spent the majority of his time creating a name for himself as a director in Nollywood. His relationships with family suffered and he only had time for his live-in girlfriend and hadn’t seen his mother in years. He was dealt the bad news that his mother was dying from cancer and it was then that he made an effort to spend time with her. 

It turned out that there was a mix-up at the hospital and Jide’s mother learned she wasn’t dying at all. Instead of telling Jide the truth she chose to bask in the attention she was receiving from him. She continued the charade while he believed he was losing his mother. The longer she played the game the harder it became for her to tell him the truth. 

The movie also flirted with the romantic chemistry that lingered between Jide and his assistant Mabel (Jackie Idimogu). When the two finally confessed their feelings to each other the question became whether they could actually become more than friends. 

Another subplot centered on Greg (Uti Nwachukwu) who was the doctor that delivered the fatal diagnosis to Jide’s mother. Greg’s girlfriend was the nurse that confused the lab results and in addition to issues at work, their personal relationship had problems also.    

Let’s Talk. Mundane doesn’t begin to describe this movie. It’s a drama where life imitated art for a movie director who was shooting a movie about a dying woman. His mother was coincidently dying so the emotional aspects of his production hit home. 

The movie was slow and lackluster. The relationship with Jide and his mother wasn’t enough to make an entire movie so the balance of the story centered on the subplots. By the end there were new romances between the characters that came out of nowhere. 

The story structure was unprofessional and the drama was all over the map. None of the characters were interesting and the story was far from captivating. The core of the story where a grown woman pretends she’s sick just to get the attention of her own son was immature to say the least. 

Uru Eke played Jide’s self-centered girlfriend and it didn’t seem like her character even belonged in the story. Just when we thought Jide was finally going to get a woman who seemed to be the perfect fit for him the writers went elsewhere.

As for performances they were just okay – nothing to be excited about. What the movie brings to light is the fact that Majid Michel pictured on a DVD cover no longer equates a good flick. Sad but true. 

With all of its noble intentions “One Last Word” was simply boring. If you’re ever diagnosed with insomnia this is the movie your doctor should prescribe. EJECT