Movie Review – KING OF BOYS
Just when I thought the excitement was over and we had seen the best of the year, Kemi Adetiba decided to grace our screens with a blockbuster movie – King of Boys.
I am so thrilled to write about this new Nigerian movie that is keeping the cinemas extra busy; although it didn’t have a crazy hype like that of The Wedding Party, this movie has been selling out, and do you know how? Referrals!
It is said that “a good product will always speak for itself and sell itself”, this is the case of this movie.
Believe me when I say that the trailer for this movie didn’t actually do justice in telling what to expect from this 3 hours movie; maybe that was their plan – to keep us guessing. It worked. Yes, you read right, it is a 3-hour movie and one of the longest Nigerian movies since the likes of “Rattle Snake” of the 90’s.
This 3-hour movie had no dull moment; it was back to back action, intrigue and suspense. No one could predict the end, not even I the “movie review specialist” and when we thought it was over, we found out that the movie was just getting started!
It had a perfect crew, top-notch production; impeccable acting by the best of the best -Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Sola Sobowale, JideKosoko, OsasIghodaloAjibade and even the newly introduced actor, Reminisce,as he is popularly called in the music industry totally nailed his role as “Makanaki”. The costumes were on-point and also world class specifications. They paid attention to every detail and left no“i’s” without dots nor any uncrossed “T’s”. I have played out more than 20 different scenarios of what I thought the end could have looked like, in my head, but then I always have to remind myself that it’s just a movie, despite the fact that it was so relatable.
King of the boys, started with the first scene displaying the wealth and affluence of a typical Yoruba woman. There was a big party organized by Alhaja Eniola Salami to celebrate her birthday; the party brought together the ministers, the commissioners and the governor of the state. Alhaja Eniola was desperate for power and affluence, she was willing to do anything to get the throne, take over and retain it and in such a short time, she accomplished all her dreams, and she became “the King of the Boys” she took over the seat of her late husband Alhaji Salami and she controlled a table filled with men. She was in total control of everything that went on in the city, both during the day and night, everything that happened in that city whether good or bad never took place without her consent.
The movie had loads of lessons to teach the viewers, lessons like being careful with the kind of decisions you make,take out sentiment during your reign as ‘’King’’, if you kill by the sword you will also die one day by the sword, amongst other lessons. It also portrayed Nigeria’s political gimmicks and what goes down in the affairs of government houses. There were some tragic scenes in this movie as well that brought me to tears. The best aspect of this movie for me was its epic end.
When we thought it was over for Alhaja Eniola, she dusted herself and started again; we all almost stood up to have a standing ovation for her at the last scene.
“When you are the boss; you are the boss” no one can take your seat.
My Verdict
This movie deserves a 10/10; yes, it does.
For the first time in a long while, I am confidently and comfortably giving this Nigerian movie a 10/10, with no restrictions or reservation.
This movie would definitely make it into my top 10 movies of 2018 and I strongly believe it will bag loads of awards in the coming year. Thumbs up to the entire crew for this one; you all did a great job, and surely deserve some accolades.
Movie Credit:
Cast: Adesua Etomi Wellington, Sola Sobowale, Reminisce, Osas Ighadalo Ajibade, Jide Kosokoetc
Director: Kemi Adetiba
Written by: Kemi Adetiba
Produced by: Kemi Adetiba, Remi Adetiba, Okwuosa
Duration: 180 mins
Genre:Thriller, Action, Suspense
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