final point 1 and 2

Film Review

Title of film : Final Point 1 & 11

Director of film: Emeka Jonathan

Executive producer: Chinedu Ben Nnamuoko

Year of production: 2007

Length of film: 2: 22 :04 hrs

Genre: Melodrama

Storyline:

The film is about a married couple, by name victor (Emeka Okoro) and mabel (Gloria Osieme), who have lived together for five years without any issue. Mabel later finds out that Victor was responsible for their predicament. Instead of apologizing, the Victor also blames his wife for their predicament. This caused conflict between the two of them. Through, the help of friend, Ikem ( Desmond Elliot), he brought up the idea of adopting a baby. Victor later begs for forgiveness and suggest that his wife should have an artificial insemination. At first, she refused, but after much pleading, she agreed. After she became pregnant, she started mistreating her husband, and calling him all sort of names. At a point in time, she took the money he kept at home for his father and gave it to her younger brother.

Ikem on the other hand, had no time for his family. He has a daughter and a pregnant wife, susan ( Chichi King), but all the time he claims that he is busy and at times comes back late to the house. Ikem wanted a contract with the Federal government, but the person in charge by name chief Anayo refused to give him the contract on the basis that Ikem’s company was a growing company and had never handled a Federal contract before. He later travels to Abuja for a job where he mets his former school mate, Onyinye, (Tonia Nwosu). Onyinye, not knowing that he was married fell in love with him. Her friend Cindy, (Ejiro Okurame), advised her to take it slow with Ikem but she refused. At a point, she slept with him, after preserving her virginity for 26 years.

Ikem later finds out that chief Anayo, was Onyinye’s father. He quickly got engaged with her. Through her help and that of her mother Lolo, ( Ngozi Ezeonu), he was able to get Chief Anayo, (Alex Usifo) to sign the contract. Ikem succeeded in duping Chief Anayo of N65 million Naire. He ran away with his family to America, leaving Onyinye with a two months pregnancy.

On the otherhand, Mabel, gave birth to a baby boy. She had no more regard and respect for Victor. She started going out with different men on the basis that Victor was not man enough. When confronted by her aunty, Mabel revealed to her that Victor was impotent and that he was not the father of their son. With the support of her aunt, she moved out of Victor’s house.

Chief Anayo, was arrested by the police on the case of money laundering. His daughter, Onyinye gave birth to a baby boy. After which she got involved Victor who she met in a seminar. They later got intimate with each other and fell in love.

Ikem later divorced his wife after she got not give him a male child. He came back to Nigeria to beg Onyinye for forgiveness thinking that she would accept him back. Instead, he was arrested by the EFCC and was taken to prison.

Main casts: Alex usifo, Ngozi Ezeonu, Emeka Okoro, Desmond Elliot,Ejiro Okurame, James Freeman, Florence Sunday, Tonia Nwosu, Gloria Osieme

Country: Nigeria

Language: English

Shots: Medium camera speed was maintained

Costume: costume used was okay

Angle: the film started with low angle, but Medium angle was dominant in the film.

Camera speed: medium camera speed was obtained

Finale: the movie ended with Victor’s marriage to Onyinye.

Opinion: The movie was not properly organized. Notwithstanding, it was okay. The sound quality is average and also the picture quality was not that good. The camera placements were good, because I noticed the low angle, high as well as medium angle. The movie should not have ended the way it did. It was a good job after all.