Film
Title: Beauty
in the Sun
Starring:
Emeka Ike, Ini Edo, Tony One Week Muonagor, Rita Edochie.
Director:
Ifeanyi Azodo
Screenplay:
Tai Emeka Obasi
Studio:
Stone gold productions
Genre:
Drama
Length:
2hrs 43mins.
Reviewer:
Uloma Ibegbulam
Beauty in
the Sun
is an clear case of fate and vindication revolving around
Sandra (Ini Edo) and Greg (Emeka Ike) who are engaged to be
married. Sandra is pregnant, and the possibility of the baby
being his is seriously doubted by Greg – due to an incident
that happened earlier in their relationship. Sandra goes
through a period of emotional strain during her pregnancy,
and is subjected to two DNA tests to determine the paternity
of the child. The results come in negative.
Though
she is forced out of the relationship, Sandra moves on with
her life and starts a new relationship. Along the way, by
sheer miracle of fate she is finally vindicated.
Engaging
story, but poorly crafted. There are too many flashbacks,
and some of them could have worked better as simple scenes
in the present cycle of the story.
The film
has a strong conflict point but lacks sequence. I struggle
to put it together, especially towards the end of the first
part.
The film
ends for me in 30 minutes, because it lacks suspense and the
end is predictable. However, the reason why Greg doubts his
responsibility for Sandra’s pregnancy is beautifully infused
via a flashback. In fact that was the “Aha” moment of the
film, and the only moment of genuine suspense in the film.
Much
cannot be said about all the usual components expected in a
film, because it clearly lacks structure and has no artistic
touch. Typical example is the title; Beauty in the Sun which
absolutely lacks bearing to the content of the film, and one
cannot tell when and where this movie is set. It has no
style.
The good
points of the film are however not lost. It steps away from
the usual “wicked mother in-law” concept, to portray a more
loving and supportive one, beautifully played by Rita
Edochie.
Worthy of
note is that some of the actors are put in impressive
performances and redeem the film somewhat, notably; Rita
Edochie, Ini Edo and Yul Edochie. It is also confusing to
see a consistently unkempt Emeka Ike playing the role of
the cool and confident Greg. It is difficult to blend the
two.
The
dialogue in this film is rather pedestrian and simply does
not work. In fact the grammatical errors committed by some
of the actors are unacceptable and raises questions about
the skills of both the screenwriter and the director. Unless
of course the actors in the film are meant to speak poorly,
but there is nothing at all in the film to suggest that or
to make that necessary. And the actors themselves must know
when awfully constructed sentences come out of their mouths.
Who
should see this film? A bored person seeking something dowdy
to occupy his mind momentarily.
Rating:**
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