Starring: Belinda Effah, Bayray McNwizu, Yvonne Jegede, Bola Adebayo, Alexx Ekubo

Synopsis:

Four women share stories of infidelity and then wage war against their husbands.

Review:

A day at a salon turned into more than just grooming. Four women that met for the first time got into a heated discussion about their cheating husbands. Each had a story of betrayal to tell.   

Christine (Bayray McNwizu) discovered her husband had sex with a prostitute after she found a used condom in the car. Martha (Yvonne Jegede) ran into an old friend at a hotel and learned she was the woman her husband was sleeping with. 

Tobi (Bola Adebayo) was married to Phil (Alexx Ekubo) for two years when she accidentally overheard a conversation he was having with his side chick. Lastly, Irene (Belinda Effah) had a bad marriage but it hit rock bottom when her husband came home drunk with two women. 

After sharing their stories, the women put their heads together and plotted revenge. 

Let’s Talk. Nollywood’s favorite topic – infidelity. This is a story of four grieving women that set out to punish their husbands for betraying them. It’s a chick flick at best and it was bland and unmoving. 

Actress Keira Hewatch wrote the screenplay and it’s as though her motive was to scare men into not cheating. Hilarious. Not gonna happen! All of the situations were decrepit and watching the men become remorseful cowards at the end was a mere fantasy. 

The screenplay was hectic, overworked, and tedious. It had the usual senseless dialogue, overextended scenes, and poor, poor, acting. It was agonizing to watch such uninteresting characters abase what was already drab content. 

Yes, men cheat but so do women. The story probably would have been more acceptable if it leveled the treachery and showed that women can be disloyal also. To showcase four faultless women translates into a man-bashing movie that was one-sided and unfair. 

The worst man in the world could be the best man to a woman that he truly loves. Women have to take responsibility for their actions. Don’t marry a fool that doesn’t love you and worse, will disrespect you. Surely there are signs of a man’s character during the courtship. 

The truth of the matter is that people wake up one day and are no longer feeling their spouse. It happens. In some cases, they were never feeling their spouse. Is cheating the answer? No, it’s a cop out. 

Filmmakers need to get real and show how to really handle this situation. Why does this happen? Did the couple grow apart? Did they get married because of the kids? Was it a marriage for financial purposes? Get to the core. A man-bashing movie doesn’t cut it, especially a bad one.  

Here’s what was completely unbelievable. One of the husbands arrived at home with not one, but two hoochies. He went upstairs leaving the two women in the living room. It turned out that his wife was home and she happened to go downstairs and surprisingly met the two women in her home. Words were exchanged and she charged back upstairs and the two women continued sitting in the living room. Really?? Was that not the biggest cue to leave? His wife is home!!! So, soo unreal. 

Performances? Some were novice and the bond among the women didn’t feel genuine.  

Direction? Needed improvement. Story? Humdrum.  

Clearly, the screenplay, “Wages,” wasn’t born of wisdom. It’s too easy to get a movie made in Africa and quality control is very much needed. EJECT