Starring: Nonso Diobi, Harry B. Anyanwu, Regina Daniels

Synopsis:
A nineteen year-old woman with many suitors is forced to decide between two boyfriends – a forty year-old and a sixty year-old.

Review:
Kenneth (Nonso Diobi) was released from prison at age forty and he found himself broke with little direction. He bumped into an old friend who hooked him up with a house and car in exchange for help with an internet business.

Ken crossed paths with Nelly (Regina Daniels), an attractive, young woman, half his age. Unbeknownst to him, she led a life of promiscuity and her only uses for men were sex and money. Despite her game, she was instantly attracted to him when they initially met at a shop.

The two connected and Kenneth decided he wanted to marry her after one week. But an obstacle surfaced when he realized Nelly had another boyfriend – Chief Harry (Harry B. Anyanwu), a wealthy man in his sixties.

Let’s Talk. A nineteen year old with a forty and sixty year old? Whoa. Hard to fathom, right? Well, that’s the story. It’s unusual and the question becomes if it was at all believable.

We’ve all seen love triangles and some of us may have even been party to one. It’s a highly emotional time where each struggles for love and tries to avoid being hurt. What made this movie curious were the ages of those involved in the “tug of love.” With the substantial age gap, Nelly (Regina Daniels), nonetheless, had the men at her beck and call.

Even with an unscrupulous agenda, Nelly unintentionally turned up two marriage proposals. She was placed in a quandary having to choose between men with contrasting qualities. The younger one was good looking and probably a good lover but the older man offered maturity, wealth, and stability. But regardless, both were out of her league on many levels.

The truth of the matter is that Nelly was cute but difficult to like because we met her during her trifling ways. On the contrary, we met Kenneth as a reformed man with his “bad boy” days behind him. He was looking to play it straight after years of incarceration. So basically we had a teen girl trying to be bad and a bad boy trying to be good.

The movie oozed with potential and it was good in spurts. The ending was unpredictable with characters that didn’t win. But the number one downfall was the amateur acting by those in supporting roles. The movie was inundated with C-list actors and some gave cringeworthy performances. As stated in previous posts, it takes practice to become a good actor but it’s not a good idea to flood a movie with inexperience. 

The things I didn’t believe: 1) The first time Nelly visited Kenneth’s home she did his laundry. Really?? They barely knew each other. 2) There’s a scene where Kenneth was having problems with his computer and Nelly fixed the issue. If she were that computer savvy her occupation wouldn’t have been gold digger! 3) The fact that a 60 year-old was in the runnings for the heart of a nineteen year old was also crazy…but interesting.

Is age just a number? Is it all about the male/female connection? Does maturity and finances matter? How about life experience? What’s the maximum age gap that one should accept in a relationship?

The movie was successful at igniting conversational questions but there were also errors such as when Kenneth (Nonso Diobi) called Nelly “Gina” during a scene. Also, the pace was sluggish at times and burdened with scenes that were labored over and went on for too long, especially those that had no dialogue – even more annoying.

Performances. Nonso Diobi was the one to watch. He’s a seasoned and talented actor that always seems to shine. I wasn’t convinced that his co-star, Regina Daniels, was a promiscuous teenager. There was a certain maturity and experience that wasn’t apparent in the character. But as mentioned above, practice makes perfect, and ideally, talent comes in when an actor can successfully portray a life they haven’t lived.

The verdict? The subject matter piques the interest but after six parts, various faults, severe overacting, and one twist too many, it’s difficult to recommend. EJECT