Starring: Seun Akindele, Tina Mba, Roseanne Marcel, Okeowo Taiwo, Kalu Ikeagwu

Synopsis:

Alex, a young woman with a limited perception of men, falls for a man that didn’t quite meet her expectations which, propelled her to reconsider her values.  

Review:

Alex (Roseanne Marcel) kept a guard around her heart. She’s a medical student that suffered from commitment issues because she believed men were only good for two things – money and sex.  Life was about to change when she met Daniel (Okeowo Taiwo) at the hospital. 

Daniel had his eye on her for quite some time but resisted admitting his feelings in fear of rejection and also because she was dating his brother, Temisan (Seun Akindele). Things shifted when Temisan flaunted his ex-girlfriend at a party, which made Alex angry and she asked Daniel for a ride home. This led to romance between Daniel and Alex until she discovered his sexual inability.

Let’s Talk. Well, well, well, there used to be a term called “two-minute brotha” but I guess things took a turn for the worst and we now have “One Minute Man.” It’s a story that ideally dealt with the thought process of Alex, the main character, but it also touched on sexual dysfunction. 

To cut to the chase, this movie wasn’t captivating. It was slower than molasses, it had way too much dialogue, and not enough drama. Furthermore, it failed to be emotionally moving, funny, or intriguing and the characters, for the most part, were uninteresting.   

The character, Daniel, suffered premature ejaculation the first time he slept with love interest, Alex. This is a common medical condition that isn’t openly discussed among men and it should be. Based on the title of the movie, this topic should have been explored instead of spending so much time on Alex’s therapy sessions. The causes and treatments of the condition could have possibly opened the door to dialogue and it would have been informational as well. 

Speaking of therapy, this was the one positive aspect of the movie because the meetings between Alex and her therapist allowed the audience to see that therapy isn’t necessarily for the insane. It doesn’t seem to be popular among Black folk and these scenes granted us permission to not only express ourselves but to also take an interest in getting to the root of our emotions. 

The movie suffered from other preventable issues. For instance, there was a scene where Temisan was having sex with Alex and he later emerged from the bed with his underwear on. Who has sex still wearing their underwear? Why didn’t they just shoot him from his waist up to make the scene believable?  Also, where was the feud between two brothers that were involved with the same woman? This was a missed opportunity for drama the movie desperately needed. 

Acting performances were just okay, nothing to praise or complain about. 

By the end, the movie had become sabotaged with unnecessary back story and generic rhetoric about familial and romantic relationships. After an hour and fifty minutes running time, which by the way, felt like four hours, this movie was agitating and easily forgettable. EJECT