I read all the reviews (5 of them..) and found out more about the movie than I did from the movie.
Agree it was a bit disjointed and far too long.
All I could think was ........ with ALL that money, couldn't he buy a new shirt and pants?
Also, the blurb said he was brilliant. Seems he was lucky. Sort of.
This was a good first film for him. I don't see a second one. Rather I won't see a second one if he puts one out. Although I am glad I watched this one. This is my first Nollywood movie.
Coming from Insanity
2019
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
Coming from Insanity
2019
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
Plot summary
In the mid-nineties, a 12 year-old boy (KOSSI) with genius-level intelligence, is one of many children trafficked through the Nigerian borders from Togo. He ends up with the MARTINS, an upper-middle class family of 4 in Lagos. At their home, he will work overtime for his meals and shelter as a houseboy. Fast forward to present day, Kossi is still a houseboy with the Martins. He dreams of a better life, but with barely any education, he knows his future is compromised. He relies on his natural abilities and talent to carve out a way for himself, soon discovering the art of counterfeit money printing and floating the most flawless counterfeit dollars this side of the world. Now out on his own, he employs the services of a few friends and grows the operation substantially, landing him on the radar of a young determined agent at the EFCC who will stop at nothing to bring him to justice.
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I watched this because it was a true story
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I'm glad I watched the movie
The value of this film is completely in the story. Depicted as truth, if one has a heart the film brings forth the terrible challenges faced by citizens in many countries.
If you are looking for Steven Spielberg this is not for you - I was compelled to watch because of it's authenticity. I highly recommend this film for anyone that lives a sheltered life.
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God Bless, I am Prince Goronyo Baba of Nigeria with 30 Million Dollars...
...sums up the current two 10/10 reviews.
This is African amateur writer, director and editor Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo's first ever dabble in filmmaking, and it really does show.
The "based on a true story" is a very good and interesting story that needed to be told, but the execution of the storytelling was awful. It's started fairly decent, but Akinropo's editing was horrible with scenes dropping in out of nowhere and cutting out too soon. I call it "blender editing".
The pacing was fairly decent for the length of the screenplay, but the 100 min runtime was too long for the story being told. There were tons of plot and technical issues and many irregularities with the fluidity of the screenplay. This could have easily, and should have been, trimmed down to 80-85 mins tops.
The directing wasn't that bad for a first-timer, although some scenes were really badly directed and filmed that seemed 1980's dad-on-the-camcorder quality. The acting was actually not bad at all - for amateur actors that also had no direction from Akinropo. The sound was bad, probably from the lack of boom mics. The score and cinematography were adequate and the set location and landscape was great.
Filmmakers have to start somewhere, right, but I wish Akinropo had at least ran his script by a seasoned writer for some edits, and/or and experienced editor. That could've made this film much better. You can basically fast-fwd some scenes and not miss a thing. The true story needed to be told, and I'm glad it was, but wish it was told better.