The storyline became so predictable since the moment Boro abused his wife and son. No any breathtaking moment or suspense filled scene. Apart from the location, settings and picture quality, the rest na hogwash.
I'm starting to think these reviews are actually adverts of the movies.
They actually don't go into any depth analyzing characters or themes. It's just the basic summary of the plot and praising the acting performances.
No exploration of the depth of the characters...if the characters had depth anyway...
Neither is there any talk analyzing various scenes in the movie.
The account sef is not even on the movies/series thread and doesn't seem to have written any worthwhile reviews there... Instead it's to just occasionally pop up here to write lackluster reviews and they automatically get pushed to front page.
Naz34: Getat. Hollywood wey dey use fake Nigerian accent to depict a Nigerian role. E.g The ministry of Ungentlemanly warfare, No be trash be that?
Thank you!
I thought I was the only one who was saying that the movie was trash.
And honestly, I agree that Nigerian movies are levelling up. This is coming from me who before can't spend an hour on a Nigerian movie when I had Hollywood movies waiting for me. Now I remember watching two full Nigerian movies at a stretch while having Hollywood movies waiting.
I thought I was the only one who was saying that the movie was trash.
And honestly, I agree that Nigerian movies are levelling up. This is coming from me who before can't spend an hour on a Nigerian movie when I had Hollywood movies waiting for me.
Now I remember watching two full Nigerian movies at a stretch while having Hollywood movies waiting.
Mentioned the two Nigeria movies let's see if you really know what a good Nigeria movie is.
safarigirl: Wida you Nairaland. For this review, we will be traveling to the creeks of the Niger Delta and exploring themes of domestic abuse, militancy, strained familial relationships, manhood among others.
Hide your daddies ladies and gentlemen, because someone is trying to commit patricide. This one is quite the ride, so, I will start the boat now, and y'all can hop in while we sail the waters. Fear not, I already appeased the spirits of Oshimmiri with Fanta.
Producers: Native Media Director: Courage Obayuwana Writer: Priye Diri Where to Watch: Prime Video Run Time: 2 hrs.
Synopsis: A frustrated son, sets out to order a hit on his troubled father.
Review:
Like earlier stated, this movie is quite the ride, and I am particularly excited by it because it ticks a major box for me, as regards telling Nigerian stories outside of Lagos and Abuja. But Kill Boro is not brilliant because it took a road less traveled by being set in Niger Delta, rather, it is brilliant because it tells a simple, relatable story with an authenticity that is scarcely explored and tackles the complexity of a father-son relationship and the difficulties in being a man.
We are introduced first to the titular character, Boro (Asaya), a struggling mechanic, who's trying to stay out of the gangster life he retired from, despite entwining himself in some dangerous financial dealings. Boro wants to remain on the straight and narrow because he promised his wife he was never going back to that life, but times are hard and a man is also trying to survive. He is solicited by his ex-colleague in the militancy business, Jaguar (Yibokoko), to waive his debt in exchange for one last attack, Boro wants no parts though, and leaves with the noose that is his debt, tighter around his neck.
Next up, the man who will want him dead- or rather, boy, Elijah (Ogboruche), his son. Elijah is a pre-teen/teenage boy, who has found a father figure in Bossman (Ojefua) and a second family in fellow streetrunners, Lydia "Lyd" (Uzero) and Denzel (Dappa), both older, dread-wearing affiliates of Bossman. Together, they keep the streets free of miscreants and try to make Azuama, a little more habitable for its poor.
A honourable job it is, and Elijah is quite the smart and intelligent kid, despite dropping out of school because his father cannot afford fees. When Elijah isn't helping Bossman keep the streets clean, he's either with his good, female friend, Orabere (Osagie), or his mother, Boma (Okojie).
Elijah can't stand his father though. Boro returns home drunk and hits both he and his mother, he's a menace to them. Boro is a bad man, and after listening in on a conversation he really shouldn't have overheard, Elijah decides Boro has to die. Only problem is, who will bell the cat?
I really enjoyed this movie. I liked the introduction of conflict, I liked how the story was well told. I liked the humanity of the characters, the exploration of their flaws and imperfections. I enjoyed the acting performances from all the characters, especially the child actors, Kosiso Ogboruche (Elijah) and Beloved Osagie (Orabere), they held their own in a stellar lineup. Phillip Asaya was brilliant as a struggling father, Ini-Dima's portrayal of an understanding wife was quite possibly one of my favourite performances from her ever, and Ojefua as Bossman was tame and firm. Blessing Uzero brought a needed intensity to her performance as Lyd and even though Michael Dappa had fewer lines and appearances than the others mentioned, he held his own as Denzel, and looked absolutely gorgeous doing it. Michael, babe, call me
The cinematography was well done, I particularly like a scene where Elijah finally told Orabere of his plan to kill his father, with a church being the backdrop of this confession. The setting is in the city of Port Harcourt, the language used is a mixture of PH pidgin, English, Ijaw and Igbo.
One thing that probably made this movie so authentic, was that most of the key cast and crew were Niger Deltans. Someone mentioned some months back that she prefers when the actual Indigenes of a region tell their story, and I finally understood that sentiment with this movie. I compared it to another movie set in the Niger Delta with some cast and crew that weren't Indigenes of the region and found that Kill Boro had a little more soul to it, more authenticity and quite possibly, Niger Deltans will prefer this portrayal to the somewhat controversial one from the other movie (No, I will not mention it because we don't pit two bad beeches against each other )
But once again, I have to go back to the performances. Between the performances and the writing, I don't even know which most impressed me, but I suppose one needed the other to work. The vulnerability of the characters was beautifully done, the naivety of Elijah, even while he desperately wanted to be seen as the true protector of his family was well thought-out and portrayed, his grit was also interesting.
I don't think I have enough words to explain how much watching each of these characters felt like watching actual people we may have all encountered at various times in our lives. This is possibly the first movie I have seen in a long time, if ever, where, there was domestic violence and while I do not condone it, I understood the struggles of the character exerting it.
As with every production, not everything will go right, and there may be moments where you may just find yourself saying, "Why can't you people just tell this boy what's going on?", but when it's all done, you will realise that in real life, this is pretty much how he would have been handled.
This movie had so much heart and soul, it is a truly phenomenal movie that explores a theme that many men will possibly find kinship with. It is an authentically Nigerian story, with a universal message.
Shout out to the writer, Priye Diri and the director Courage Obayuwana. I hope to see a few people involved in this movie accepting an award in months to come. This is my favourite movie from Nollywood 2024 releases so far, and it can only get better.
It has been a long time since I had a different category for this in my movie reviews, but a line in this movie has stayed with me since I watched it, and it is an absolute quotable quote, so....
Quotable Quote: "Na Hard Times Dey Make Man Hard"- Pharmo, (Kill Boro)
Rating: 8.5/10
Watch or Bin: Watch.
Have you seen Kill Boro? What did you think of it?
weyrey na you wey dey defend mad leader wit empty stomach wey i pity, your mama suppose don swallow you as cum because you don dey uselss as you dey so...i be confirm ibadan boy,tinubu is a mad man
safarigirl: Wida you Nairaland. For this review, we will be traveling to the creeks of the Niger Delta and exploring themes of domestic abuse, militancy, strained familial relationships, manhood among others.
Hide your daddies ladies and gentlemen, because someone is trying to commit patricide. This one is quite the ride, so, I will start the boat now, and y'all can hop in while we sail the waters. Fear not, I already appeased the spirits of Oshimmiri with Fanta.
Producers: Native Media Director: Courage Obayuwana Writer: Priye Diri Where to Watch: Prime Video Run Time: 2 hrs.
Synopsis: A frustrated son, sets out to order a hit on his troubled father.
Review:
Like earlier stated, this movie is quite the ride, and I am particularly excited by it because it ticks a major box for me, as regards telling Nigerian stories outside of Lagos and Abuja. But Kill Boro is not brilliant because it took a road less traveled by being set in Niger Delta, rather, it is brilliant because it tells a simple, relatable story with an authenticity that is scarcely explored and tackles the complexity of a father-son relationship and the difficulties in being a man.
We are introduced first to the titular character, Boro (Asaya), a struggling mechanic, who's trying to stay out of the gangster life he retired from, despite entwining himself in some dangerous financial dealings. Boro wants to remain on the straight and narrow because he promised his wife he was never going back to that life, but times are hard and a man is also trying to survive. He is solicited by his ex-colleague in the militancy business, Jaguar (Yibokoko), to waive his debt in exchange for one last attack, Boro wants no parts though, and leaves with the noose that is his debt, tighter around his neck.
Next up, the man who will want him dead- or rather, boy, Elijah (Ogboruche), his son. Elijah is a pre-teen/teenage boy, who has found a father figure in Bossman (Ojefua) and a second family in fellow streetrunners, Lydia "Lyd" (Uzero) and Denzel (Dappa), both older, dread-wearing affiliates of Bossman. Together, they keep the streets free of miscreants and try to make Azuama, a little more habitable for its poor.
A honourable job it is, and Elijah is quite the smart and intelligent kid, despite dropping out of school because his father cannot afford fees. When Elijah isn't helping Bossman keep the streets clean, he's either with his good, female friend, Orabere (Osagie), or his mother, Boma (Okojie).
Elijah can't stand his father though. Boro returns home drunk and hits both he and his mother, he's a menace to them. Boro is a bad man, and after listening in on a conversation he really shouldn't have overheard, Elijah decides Boro has to die. Only problem is, who will bell the cat?
I really enjoyed this movie. I liked the introduction of conflict, I liked how the story was well told. I liked the humanity of the characters, the exploration of their flaws and imperfections. I enjoyed the acting performances from all the characters, especially the child actors, Kosiso Ogboruche (Elijah) and Beloved Osagie (Orabere), they held their own in a stellar lineup. Phillip Asaya was brilliant as a struggling father, Ini-Dima's portrayal of an understanding wife was quite possibly one of my favourite performances from her ever, and Ojefua as Bossman was tame and firm. Blessing Uzero brought a needed intensity to her performance as Lyd and even though Michael Dappa had fewer lines and appearances than the others mentioned, he held his own as Denzel, and looked absolutely gorgeous doing it. Michael, babe, call me
The cinematography was well done, I particularly like a scene where Elijah finally told Orabere of his plan to kill his father, with a church being the backdrop of this confession. The setting is in the city of Port Harcourt, the language used is a mixture of PH pidgin, English, Ijaw and Igbo.
One thing that probably made this movie so authentic, was that most of the key cast and crew were Niger Deltans. Someone mentioned some months back that she prefers when the actual Indigenes of a region tell their story, and I finally understood that sentiment with this movie. I compared it to another movie set in the Niger Delta with some cast and crew that weren't Indigenes of the region and found that Kill Boro had a little more soul to it, more authenticity and quite possibly, Niger Deltans will prefer this portrayal to the somewhat controversial one from the other movie (No, I will not mention it because we don't pit two bad beeches against each other )
But once again, I have to go back to the performances. Between the performances and the writing, I don't even know which most impressed me, but I suppose one needed the other to work. The vulnerability of the characters was beautifully done, the naivety of Elijah, even while he desperately wanted to be seen as the true protector of his family was well thought-out and portrayed, his grit was also interesting.
I don't think I have enough words to explain how much watching each of these characters felt like watching actual people we may have all encountered at various times in our lives. This is possibly the first movie I have seen in a long time, if ever, where, there was domestic violence and while I do not condone it, I understood the struggles of the character exerting it.
As with every production, not everything will go right, and there may be moments where you may just find yourself saying, "Why can't you people just tell this boy what's going on?", but when it's all done, you will realise that in real life, this is pretty much how he would have been handled.
This movie had so much heart and soul, it is a truly phenomenal movie that explores a theme that many men will possibly find kinship with. It is an authentically Nigerian story, with a universal message.
Shout out to the writer, Priye Diri and the director Courage Obayuwana. I hope to see a few people involved in this movie accepting an award in months to come. This is my favourite movie from Nollywood 2024 releases so far, and it can only get better.
It has been a long time since I had a different category for this in my movie reviews, but a line in this movie has stayed with me since I watched it, and it is an absolute quotable quote, so....
Quotable Quote: "Na Hard Times Dey Make Man Hard"- Pharmo, (Kill Boro)
Rating: 8.5/10
Watch or Bin: Watch.
Have you seen Kill Boro? What did you think of it?
safarigirl: Wida you Nairaland. For this review, we will be traveling to the creeks of the Niger Delta and exploring themes of domestic abuse, militancy, strained familial relationships, manhood among others.
Hide your daddies ladies and gentlemen, because someone is trying to commit patricide. This one is quite the ride, so, I will start the boat now, and y'all can hop in while we sail the waters. Fear not, I already appeased the spirits of Oshimmiri with Fanta.
Producers: Native Media Director: Courage Obayuwana Writer: Priye Diri Where to Watch: Prime Video Run Time: 2 hrs.
Synopsis: A frustrated son, sets out to order a hit on his troubled father.
Review:
Like earlier stated, this movie is quite the ride, and I am particularly excited by it because it ticks a major box for me, as regards telling Nigerian stories outside of Lagos and Abuja. But Kill Boro is not brilliant because it took a road less traveled by being set in Niger Delta, rather, it is brilliant because it tells a simple, relatable story with an authenticity that is scarcely explored and tackles the complexity of a father-son relationship and the difficulties in being a man.
We are introduced first to the titular character, Boro (Asaya), a struggling mechanic, who's trying to stay out of the gangster life he retired from, despite entwining himself in some dangerous financial dealings. Boro wants to remain on the straight and narrow because he promised his wife he was never going back to that life, but times are hard and a man is also trying to survive. He is solicited by his ex-colleague in the militancy business, Jaguar (Yibokoko), to waive his debt in exchange for one last attack, Boro wants no parts though, and leaves with the noose that is his debt, tighter around his neck.
Next up, the man who will want him dead- or rather, boy, Elijah (Ogboruche), his son. Elijah is a pre-teen/teenage boy, who has found a father figure in Bossman (Ojefua) and a second family in fellow streetrunners, Lydia "Lyd" (Uzero) and Denzel (Dappa), both older, dread-wearing affiliates of Bossman. Together, they keep the streets free of miscreants and try to make Azuama, a little more habitable for its poor.
A honourable job it is, and Elijah is quite the smart and intelligent kid, despite dropping out of school because his father cannot afford fees. When Elijah isn't helping Bossman keep the streets clean, he's either with his good, female friend, Orabere (Osagie), or his mother, Boma (Okojie).
Elijah can't stand his father though. Boro returns home drunk and hits both he and his mother, he's a menace to them. Boro is a bad man, and after listening in on a conversation he really shouldn't have overheard, Elijah decides Boro has to die. Only problem is, who will bell the cat?
I really enjoyed this movie. I liked the introduction of conflict, I liked how the story was well told. I liked the humanity of the characters, the exploration of their flaws and imperfections. I enjoyed the acting performances from all the characters, especially the child actors, Kosiso Ogboruche (Elijah) and Beloved Osagie (Orabere), they held their own in a stellar lineup. Phillip Asaya was brilliant as a struggling father, Ini-Dima's portrayal of an understanding wife was quite possibly one of my favourite performances from her ever, and Ojefua as Bossman was tame and firm. Blessing Uzero brought a needed intensity to her performance as Lyd and even though Michael Dappa had fewer lines and appearances than the others mentioned, he held his own as Denzel, and looked absolutely gorgeous doing it. Michael, babe, call me
The cinematography was well done, I particularly like a scene where Elijah finally told Orabere of his plan to kill his father, with a church being the backdrop of this confession. The setting is in the city of Port Harcourt, the language used is a mixture of PH pidgin, English, Ijaw and Igbo.
One thing that probably made this movie so authentic, was that most of the key cast and crew were Niger Deltans. Someone mentioned some months back that she prefers when the actual Indigenes of a region tell their story, and I finally understood that sentiment with this movie. I compared it to another movie set in the Niger Delta with some cast and crew that weren't Indigenes of the region and found that Kill Boro had a little more soul to it, more authenticity and quite possibly, Niger Deltans will prefer this portrayal to the somewhat controversial one from the other movie (No, I will not mention it because we don't pit two bad beeches against each other )
But once again, I have to go back to the performances. Between the performances and the writing, I don't even know which most impressed me, but I suppose one needed the other to work. The vulnerability of the characters was beautifully done, the naivety of Elijah, even while he desperately wanted to be seen as the true protector of his family was well thought-out and portrayed, his grit was also interesting.
I don't think I have enough words to explain how much watching each of these characters felt like watching actual people we may have all encountered at various times in our lives. This is possibly the first movie I have seen in a long time, if ever, where, there was domestic violence and while I do not condone it, I understood the struggles of the character exerting it.
As with every production, not everything will go right, and there may be moments where you may just find yourself saying, "Why can't you people just tell this boy what's going on?", but when it's all done, you will realise that in real life, this is pretty much how he would have been handled.
This movie had so much heart and soul, it is a truly phenomenal movie that explores a theme that many men will possibly find kinship with. It is an authentically Nigerian story, with a universal message.
Shout out to the writer, Priye Diri and the director Courage Obayuwana. I hope to see a few people involved in this movie accepting an award in months to come. This is my favourite movie from Nollywood 2024 releases so far, and it can only get better.
It has been a long time since I had a different category for this in my movie reviews, but a line in this movie has stayed with me since I watched it, and it is an absolute quotable quote, so....
Quotable Quote: "Na Hard Times Dey Make Man Hard"- Pharmo, (Kill Boro)
Rating: 8.5/10
Watch or Bin: Watch.
Have you seen Kill Boro? What did you think of it?
I finished watching it yesterday. It's a great movie. Characters delivered their roles perfectly. But my reservations lie with two things. 1. Why couldnt elijah kill his popsy by himself? Why waste so much time and energy on gathering 200k for bossman to kill boro when he sleeps and lives under the same roof every day with boro? It would have made more sense to say that he tried to kill his dad all by himself but failed until he was caught. Rather than waiting to complete 200k for bossman to do the dirty job, the same bossman who had refused vehemently several times never to do it.
2. I really dont like the gun battle scene where elijah was shot and bossman killed jaguar. It looked immature or maybe the producers got confused on how to successfully design that scene. It seemed rushed and not well-thought through. I was expecting a more bloodier scenario where there'd be intense gun fight between the warring factions and bodies from both gangs would drop dead. Perhaps, boro would eventually be killed while elijah would get shot but live. Then he would live the rest of his life regretting losing boro.
Or he would die for taking the bullet for his father, and before he died, he would ask for his parents for forgiveness. It wouod have made the movie more emotional and gripping. Action-thrillers do better than that. That would have made the film more realistic and relatable than the ending they gave us.
I finished watching it yesterday. It's a great movie. Characters delivered their roles perfectly. But my reservations lie with two things. 1. Why couldnt elijah kill his popsy by himself? Why waste so much time and energy on gathering 200k for bossman to kill boro when he sleeps and lives under the same roof every day with boro? It would have made more sense to say that he tried to kill his dad all by himself but failed until he was caught. Rather than waiting to complete 200k for bossman to do the dirty job, the same bossman who had refused vehemently several times never to do it.
2. I really dont like the gun battle scene where elijah was shot and bossman killed jaguar. It looked immature or maybe the producers got confused on how to successfully design that scene. It seemed rushed and not well-thought through. I was expecting a more bloodier scenario where there'd be intense gun fight between the warring factions and bodies from both gangs would drop dead. Perhaps, boro would eventually be killed while elijah would get shot but live. Then he would live the rest of his life regretting losing boro.
Or he would die for taking the bullet for his father, and before he died, he would ask for his parents for forgiveness. It wouod have made the movie more emotional and gripping. Action-thrillers do better than that. That would have made the film more realistic and relatable than the ending they gave us.
Overall, i'll rate it 6.8/10, or 7/10 at most.
You make valid points
Loved the movie tho
I also love Elija and that small gal's friendship So cool
hkidola00: weyrey na you wey dey defend mad leader wit empty stomach wey i pity, your mama suppose don swallow you as cum because you don dey uselss as you dey so...i be confirm ibadan boy,tinubu is a mad man
I finished watching it yesterday. It's a great movie. Characters delivered their roles perfectly. But my reservations lie with two things. 1. Why couldnt elijah kill his popsy by himself? Why waste so much time and energy on gathering 200k for bossman to kill boro when he sleeps and lives under the same roof every day with boro? It would have made more sense to say that he tried to kill his dad all by himself but failed until he was caught. Rather than waiting to complete 200k for bossman to do the dirty job, the same bossman who had refused vehemently several times never to do it.
2. I really dont like the gun battle scene where elijah was shot and bossman killed jaguar. It looked immature or maybe the producers got confused on how to successfully design that scene. It seemed rushed and not well-thought through. I was expecting a more bloodier scenario where there'd be intense gun fight between the warring factions and bodies from both gangs would drop dead. Perhaps, boro would eventually be killed while elijah would get shot but live. Then he would live the rest of his life regretting losing boro.
Or he would die for taking the bullet for his father, and before he died, he would ask for his parents for forgiveness. It wouod have made the movie more emotional and gripping. Action-thrillers do better than that. That would have made the film more realistic and relatable than the ending they gave us.
Overall, i'll rate it 6.8/10, or 7/10 at most.
maybe you should produce your own movie since u kno better to decide what directors and producers should do in a movie.. movies won't meet Ur expectations all that's why it's a movie...
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