Starring: Genevieve Nnaji, Oris Erhuero, Majid Michel

Synopsis:
A couple uses a road trip to mend fences in their marriage but during the drive secrets and betrayals were revealed that threatened the already impaired relationship.

Review:
The marriage between Victoria and Izu (Genevieve Nnaji & Oris Erhuero) was on the rocks. Amidst the fallout, Izu’s uncle died and they planned to travel to the village to attend the funeral.

The ride to the burial was about six hours long but the time presented an opportunity to talk. Communication was strained but when they arrived at the heart of their issues, harbored secrets and infidelity only made matters worse.

Let’s Talk. This is a relationship drama – yes, another one. As I’ve said in prior reviews, we’ll be seeing relationship dramas until the end of time so let’s just deal with it. Not that they’re all bad because we do get some decent ones every now and then.

This movie was presented with a marriage already in strife but flashbacks throughout brought us up to snuff. It was an efficient way to tell the drama, otherwise we would have just had a road trip with dialogue.

To tell the truth, I expected more from this movie and I came away somewhat disappointed. With Genevieve and Majid involved there seemed to be a promise of excitement but it wasn’t really there. It took a long time for the core of the story to unfold and some of the dialogue was often dry and repetitious.

Basically the audience was invited on the ride to the village alongside the main characters but we were dumped on the roadside and suddenly woke up to find ourselves at the story’s unexpected twist which, ideally introduced the essence of the story.

The movie is about love, infidelity, and a woman’s desire for forgiveness. The filmmakers attempted to explore the meaning of love and the value of life without it, but there was also an element of loss without proper closure. But either way, the theme was meritorious but the drama somehow didn’t radiate all that it was chalked up to be.

The story concluded with a plot twist that negated all that we watched. I’m not a fan of these types of endings unless of course it offers a solution or silver lining. 

Performances turned things up a notch. Genevieve Nnaji and Oris Erhuero had genuine spousal chemistry and the palpable tension sparked their marital warfare. Majid Michel had a small role but he played a significant part in the relationship.

This movie had a similar flavor to the movie “Tango with Me.” Genevieve again starred as a distressed wife but that story was way more captivating. “Road to Yesterday” will certainly score for acting but the ending was a turn-off rather than a much needed resolution. EJECT