Whew!

It's been a while I was here. So, I'm back for another review and rating. This time, it's for the newly released Glamour Girls, which is a PlayNetwork production, with a collaboration from Netflix, so you know, money was not an issue. I will be reviewing what exactly Play Network used this excess funds they must have gotten, to do.


Movie Title: Glamour Girls
Cast:
Nse-Ikpe Etim
Sharon Ooja
Joselyn Dumas
Toke Makinwa
Segilola
James Gardiner
Uzor Arukwe
Chukie "Lynxx" Edozien
Taymesan
Ejike Asiegbu
Femi Branch
Producer: Charles Okpaleke
Director: Bunmi Ajakaiye
Writer; Kemi Adesoye

Plot:

We follow the luxury lives of a group of women who make money off of wealthy men. Lies, deceit and betrayal are part of the ingredients to this life.

Review:

To be honest, if the plot seems vague and empty to you, it's because that's what the entire movie was; vague and empty.

While I expected the movie to tank, from the moment I learnt of the cast, I did not expect it to tank this much. Mo Abudu must be sighing in relief, that this shambolic production doesn't have her name on it. Honestly, I saw this movie for 46 minutes, and the entire time, I was waiting for it to start. 46 minutes in and nothing had happened. Where do I even begin?

Dem say make we try dey talk good, before we talk bad. So, the good from this movie? Uzor Arukwe, Lynxx, and James Gardiner. Beautiful men, very beautiful. Lovely African men.

Another good? Well, at least we are once again reminded that a lot of people who live luxury lives are not doing it on their dime or on the back of legal dealings, so, if you never blow because you're on the straight narrow, no feel say na only your head dem no wash. Na just road you no know, and some of those roads are not nice.

Phew! Let us now get into the nitty gritty of it all...

Let me start with casting, because like I said, from the moment I saw the cast, I knew this movie would not bang so hard. Sharon Ooja as Emmanuella, this lady is one of those people that I'm conflicted on; can she really act, or is it pretty privilege? My conflict was not resolved by her performance in this movie. There were moments I thought she was doing too much, and moments she was doing just fine. In total, her performance was decent, but not quite AMVCA Best Actress level. Nse Ikpe-Etim as Donna, while being a boss lady, was a bit too stiff. I have never seen Nse give such a poor performance, and I have to blame her co-stars for killing her vibe, because Nse can do no wrong in my eyes. Toke Makinwa as Lulu, chai! Toke should please, stick to those short YouTube videos she does with Falz, she had possibly the worst performance of the four ladies, her character just seemed like a caricature. There was a scene where Nse, Toke and Sharon were gathered at Donna's (Nse) house, the delivery in that scene was so poor, I cringed the entire time. And then Joselyn Dumas' performance was like she been no collect complete money for the film. It lacked any kick to it. Even when Jemma (Dumas), was broken by her boyfriend, Alexander's (Edozien) actions, it still did nothing. Thank God for her chemistry with Lynxx sha, it was a saving grace, because we got some intense, seggsual something from it. Possibly the only pair that brought what I imagine the producers were going for, as far as on-screen chemistry went.

Where the women tanked though, the men somehow held their own. Uzor Arukwe's brilliance need not be reiterated at this point, because we can clearly see why Nollywood dey rush the guy like hot puffpuff, but once again, he brought some comic relief playing Lulu's (Makinwa) Igbo husband. His mannerism and speech was nicely delivered and very believable. Femi Branch, is another actor who can never be caught slacking. I truly enjoyed his portrayal of Kunle, Emmannuella's (Ooja) 'sponsor'. Gardiner as Zeribe, played the tough bodyguard with a soft spot for oga's babe appropriately. We could have gotten more as far as chemistry with Sharon Ooja was concerned, but I'm not sure who to blame for this failure between himself and Sharon. I got what they were going for, but whatever chemistry rose at some points, would quickly fall, like a poorly baked cake. Taymesan as Tommy was decent, although he did not have to play a challenging role, and neither did Ejike Asiegbu tbh.

This is the first movie production I have seen Lynxx in, we hadn't heard much of him since he decided he was a born again pastor, and secular music held no interest for him anymore. Imagine my surprise that our MOG was playing the charming, seductive and very deceptive love interest of Joselyn. Ladies and Gentlemen, yes, I am a simp for Mr. Lynxx. Please, I don't have much to say, but filmmakers, call this guy. He's got the IT factor. Thanks and God bless. I look forward to seeing more of Lynxx on screen.

Now, to other things; plotline, sound, editing. PlayNetwork used money they should have used to hire a good scriptwriter, to travel around the world. When Donna (Ikpe-Etim) got into some issues, we saw her jetting to Beirut and Berlin, for what? We no know. They sha gave them money, and they used it for trips. The plot was a whole mess of parts that did not align, so, the editing was clearly questionable. The settings were good, albeit lazy, because seeing luxury in Nollywood doesn't hold the same excitement as before. Na aesthetics we go chop? The sound was also poor...just hold remote with you, because it got very loud whenever the soundtracks were on, and then low, when the actors were speaking.

We saw so many scenes that we could neither make sense of, nor justify. So many unanswered questions; what did Lulu's husband see when he went through that door? What led to the death of Alexander the Accountant? How did a third flash drive magically appear for Donna to steal $6 billion? And why were they playing "You're my honey bunch, sugar plum..." In a boxing scene?

We may never know the answers to these questions, and we honestly pray Play Network does not feel compelled to answer them with a sequel, because we will revolt.

This movie was a waste of time, a disservice to the memory of the iconic Glamour Girls of 1994, and a poor attempt at a remake. They should have used all that money to pay ASUU to call off the strike.


Rating: 5/10

Watch/Trash; The story is sweeter when someone else gists you, but you can watch for Lynxx .

If you have already made the error of seeing the movie, what are your genuine thoughts and ratings on the movie?

You're a good writer and a storyteller.

You were even gracious to give it a 5. 3.5/10 is more suitable.

5/10.

You're such a generous rater.

The movie na trash. More like 1/10

I think I like the film tho, the ending was not just took okay...

But I didn't fast-forward it unlike Blood Sisters...
I noticed Nse didn't change her hair, through the film tho...
Sharon, first time watching her act, she tried.
Na Waka pass role fit Toke, she no try for this film...

I prefer this film to Blood Sister.I will rate it 6/10

Am yet to see glamour girls and I am going to watch it.

They should stop remaking classic since they have nothing good to deliver. All the remakes so far have been poor from:

Living in bondage: 3/10
Nneka the pretty serpent 3/10
Rattlesnake 4/10

iamL:
Am yet to see glamour girls and I am going to watch it.

They should stop remaking classic since they have nothing good to deliver. All the remakes so far have been poor from:

Living in bondage: 3/10
Nneka the pretty serpent 3/10
Rattlesnake 4/10

I enjoyed RattleSnake the most, and then Living In Bondage. I'm even offended you would rate LIB 3/10 with Nneka the Pretty Serpent . Nneka The Pretty Serpent was awful, the lead actress no even try at all.

This Glamour Girls is in the same category as Nneka The Pretty Serpent. I did not see their Aki & Pawpaw remake in the cinemas, so, waiting for it to hit streaming platforms.

I don't think they have any other remakes lined up for now, so, thank God for that.

HajiaNotu:
I think I like the film tho, the ending was not just took okay...

But I didn't fast-forward it unlike Blood Sisters...
I noticed Nse didn't change her hair, through the film tho...
Sharon, first time watching her act, she tried.
Na Waka pass role fit Toke, she no try for this film...

I prefer this film to Blood Sister.I will rate it 6/10

Thank you for this observation.

And the hair was not even giving what it was supposed to give. A whole top babe and na only one wig she get, bob sef, not even correct 22-inches bone straight, sad.

safarigirl:


I enjoyed RattleSnake the most, and then Living In Bondage. I'm even offended you would rate LIB 3/10 with Nneka the Pretty Serpent . Nneka The Pretty Serpent was awful, the lead actress no even try at all.

This Glamour Girls is in the same category as Nneka The Pretty Serpent. I did not see their Aki & Pawpaw remake in the cinemas, so, waiting for it to hit streaming platforms.

I don't think they have any other remakes lined up for now, so, thank God for that.

They have Diamond Ring lined up. That's the last of their remake spree. After ruining that one, they'd rest.

On a scale of 1-10?



3/10

We lost interest in seeing the movie after this.

This movie that year

So Seun moved this to FP

Give me Maximum Risk featuring Regina Askia

A remake of this nollywood classic wasn't necessary. Go watch the original instead, it's on Youtube.

Thank God for this summary, man will wait for the pirated version...

Shit

5 is generous. I'll give it 3. Disjointed story line, poor acting, poor directing. Absolute rubbish!

Rubbish and ingredients

We don tire 4 all dis dia useless shine shine film abeg

Whazar:
Rubbish and ingredients

Lol bros wetin dey vex u na

safarigirl:
Whew!

It's been a while I was here. So, I'm back for another review and rating. This time, it's for the newly released Glamour Girls, which is a PlayNetwork production, with a collaboration from Netflix, so you know, money was not an issue. I will be reviewing what exactly Play Network used this excess funds they must have gotten, to do.


Movie Title: Glamour Girls
Cast:
Nse-Ikpe Etim
Sharon Ooja
Joselyn Dumas
Toke Makinwa
Segilola
If you have already made the error of seeing the movie, what are your genuine thoughts and ratings on the movie?

Okay, I actually saw it last night(not that I was expecting anything exceptional after blood sisters, I just needed to unwind)
Now, my take is this, these new found competition from film-makers to go for a remake of classics rather than go for your own unique story is sickening!
That, one person was able to do it to perfection, doesn't mean y'all can.
The problem of Nigerians is that we don't think outside the box, always trying to copy what's trending..
I for one, happened to have watched the 'original' movie back then, alongside so many others that were remade, ranging from, Rattle snake, Nneka the serpent, Living in bondage et all..
For me, the only remake that made it was, living in bondage, and that's solely because the actual movie actual begged for a sequel and he(R.N.J) got a few of the cast from way back alongside!
Times have changed, this new breed can never go close to what the likes of ego boyo did then(little wonder she flared up) neither can they relate to what even inspired the movie, they can only read script but can never match the emotion...

That cast could've faired extremely better in a story relating to present day, I can bet my life on that.
movie was trash!

My $100.30cents


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H2ho:
So Seun moved this to FP

Give me Maximum Risk featuring Regina Askia

Sex scene been dey?

I guess I would continue with my castle and castle…

The movie I enjoyed most is ololade mí asake

Especially that part the woman said help me help me help me help me , Dem dey carry me wey I know no help me

The video coverage was a big blast abeg

issoright

My view.