Title: SHARON STONE (1 & 2)

Sequel: SHARON STONE IN ABUJA

Starring: Genevieve Nnaji, Jim Iyke, Steph-Nora Okere, Kunle Coker, Emeka Enyiocha, Peter Bounor

Synopsis:

A callous playgirl suffers the consequences when her lifestyle undermined her chances with the one man that stole her heart.

Review:

Sharon (Genevieve Nnaji) didn’t believe in putting all her eggs in one basket. She juggled three boyfriends and they all asked for her hand in marriage. Uche (Peter Bounor) was the older man that she dated for his wealth, Dallas (Emeka Eyiocha) was the handsome hunk that was more her age, and Tony (Kunle Coker) was the nice guy from the armed forces. Deluding men had its challenges but Sharon was quick to lie her way out of any situation. 

The day came when she had to decide which one of her boyfriends she would spend her birthday with. Tony was the lucky guy so Sharon picked a fight with Dallas in order to keep him at bay. But Dallas smelled a rat and when he later demanded to know her whereabouts it turned into a huge fight. 

Dallas was so furious that Sharon called Uche (boyfriend #1) to her home to protect her but Uche didn’t come alone; he came with the police. Dallas was arrested and days later Sharon suffered remorse and hoped Tony (boyfriend #3) could use his influence to help get him out of jail. The situation came to a head when Tony wanted to hear Uche’s side of the story and the two men came face to face to talk. 

Uche and Tony soon discovered that not only were they both engaged to Sharon but the imprisoned Dallas was her fiancé as well. They couldn’t believe that the same woman duped them and they put their heads together to plot revenge. 

Part two of the story opened up to Sharon’s new life as a born-again Christian but her discovery of hypocrisy in the church led her back to her old ways. She then met Teddy (Jim Iyke) and finally life seemed to be on the right path. Teddy was young, cool, and streetwise and the two hit it off instantly. 

Sharon finally gave love a chance and marriage seemed to be in the cards until her past resurfaced and blew it all away. She then moved to Abuja to reinvent herself. See Sharon Stone in Abuja for separate review. 

Let’s Talk. A female Casanova? Funny! It’s true that women can be players and men do get their hearts broken so this was an interesting turn of events.

The term “player” normally relates to sexual conquests. In this story, Sharon’s sexual appetite wasn’t exactly front and center so the character came off as though she toyed with men’s hearts just because she could. This is not to say that explicit sex scenes were necessary but I think the motivations behind the character’s actions could have been more precise. 

In life there can be difficulty in finding all the attributes you desire in a spouse, all in one person, so that may have sparked Sharon’s desire for different men. The variety of men kept the movie interesting and Sharon’s lack of remorse made her a badass worth watching. 

The heart of the story was about dishonesty. Sharon lied to the men in her life but also proved that you can have your cake and eat it too, well…at least temporarily! The chickens always come home to roost and Sharon was eventually busted. 

The story itself was rather long and was laced with some unnecessary scenes. At one point it diverted to church politics and even got a little preachy. When Sharon learned that the churchmen weren’t so virtuous, she became disillusioned and resorted to her playgirl lifestyle.   

Was this a believable story? Hmm…probably not but it was enjoyable thanks to Sharon’s callous personality and her transition from female player to born again Christian, and back to playgirl.

Performances? Genevieve Nnaji was convincing as Sharon the stone. She was heartless where she needed to be but the character also called for emotional moments that made the character a well-rounded persona to play. The acting sufficed however, Jim Iyke stole the show for the few scenes he appeared in.  

Technical stuff? There were some issues with sound. There were all sorts of disturbances including the sound of dogs barking in one of the scenes. 

The verdict? It’s a decent drama that changed the physical dynamics of what the normal player looks like. As expected, Sharon paid the price for her choices, which is the lesson to be learned. RECOMMEND