Starring:  Joselyn Dumas, OC Ukege, Joke Silva

Synopsis: 

A divorced couple refuses to split one last marital asset – their home, and they continue living together despite the end of their marriage. 

Review:

Lulu and Tony (Joselyn Dumas & OC Ukege) were done. Their two year marriage ended in divorce but both were unwilling to part ways with the home they purchased as a couple. They decided to live together as singles, each with designated areas of the home. When Tony hired a beautiful woman as house help, Lulu struck back and hired a sexy hunk for herself. But the games came to a halt after a few surprises.  

Let’s Talk. This movie puts a humorous spin on divorce. It’s about miscommunication and harbored feelings between people. While some couples can’t afford to live on their own after a split, this was not the story. Lulu and Tony lived together under the guise of not wanting to forfeit their investment. Most divorcees take time to heal and prepare for the dating world but these two still shared a home which was incredulous. But of course, there was more beneath the surface. 

The first clue that the couple were still in love was when they each hired help of the opposite sex to make the other jealous – and it worked. Then they experienced a home invasion and this gave the movie a shift to the left. The robbery wasn’t believable especially because the so called robbers wasted time listening to the couple squabbling instead of quickly grabbing valuables. At this point I started to have misgivings but the flip side is that this scene gave us more about the couple’s discord without the use of flashbacks. 

There were some good scenes and others that felt a little forced. We had sequences where Tony and Lulu’s fights turned into passionate sex scenes, which came off as a little soapy, but then we had “man talk” with Tony and Fred (Blossum Chukwukjekwu) that made us realize there are couples that stay together with bigger problems than what Lulu and Tony broke up for.  

Joselyn Dumas and OC Ujeke played the leads. I didn’t quite connect with them in the same way I did in “Love or Something Like That.”  Maybe because the situation in that movie was dire and that resulted in a deeper connection. Also worth a mention is Chris Attoh’s performance as a loser. Funny!

It’s hard not to expect quality films from Shirley Frimpong. I have most (if not all) of her earlier films on DVD and I guard my collection like gold. Anything with her name on it I’ll watch.

I wouldn’t place this movie in Shirley’s top five. However, this lighthearted premise gave new meaning to ‘life after divorce’ as one can indeed create new sparks, even if it’s with your ex-spouse.  RECOMMEND