Timeless Passion (Sequel: Passionate Heart)

Disclaimer: I saw this movie a long time ago, it's basically been sitting behind-the-scenes as a draft post and I am trying to clean up and publish all my incomplete draft posts. So this is one of them. I still remember the basic koko of the movie but I can't do a very detailed review because I don't remember most of the details. And nope I can't be bothered to go re-watch it now  #aintnobodygottimeforthat!

Starring:

Uche Jombo - Uzor
Ramsey Nouah - Andrew
Desmond Elliot - Calvin
Monalisa Chinda - Mildred
Chisom Oz-Lee - Ifeanyi
Susan Peters - Nkiru
Uru Eke - Jessica

Plot Summary:

Mildred, the "god-is-my-strength-thus-i-shall-not-fight-for-myself-and-kids widow who returns to Nigeria with her kids to mourn  her husband/their father. However, they are met with animosity from their in-laws (specifically the frustrated-devil's-incarnate-sister-in-law who is the major instigator) who accuse Mildred of killing her husband, and decide to make her life miserable until she confesses to her crimes. Her sister-in-law, Ifeanyi, basically makes it her life's mission to see to it that Mildred goes through all the widowhood rites, and even seizes her passport and that of her kids so that they can’t return to UK. In the bid to find some peace of mind, she (Mildred) goes to church and from there she meets this man, Andrew, who follows her home. As the movie progresses, we find out more about Andrew -  who is he? why does he care so much about a woman he barely knows? do they fall in love and live happily ever after? hehe I kid I kid lol ... Meanwhile, her wayward-British-brought-up-spoiled-brat of a daughter is running amok and fighting with her mother over Andrew because she has the hots for him. Gaijawood say what? LOL .... Anyway you guys have to watch to figure out what happened.

Pros: 

It is a simple movie that had its funny moments (esp. the church scene with Jessica trying to get Andrew's attention lmao) and it's romance was clean (nothing too sappy thank God). Oh and let's not forget the scene where Ramsey is kneeling at the altar in church and screaming at the Lord for help ... all I could think of was how beautiful this man is (yes he is married and am a sinner but choi!).

Cons:

The audio was pretty messed up in some scenes, you have to keep turning it down or turning it up

Only Jessica had a British accent in the movie - LOL I guess Mildred and the other two kids decided not to bother themselves. 

Ekaette (aka Ekaete)

Starring:

Eucharia Anunobi – Mrs Uzomma
Desmond Elliot – Tony
Carolcee Ejemurua – Ekaete
Ini Ikpi – Ekaete's mum
Oto Tom – Mma (Ekaete's friend)

Basically

Ekaette, an 18 year old ambitious village girl from Akwa Ibom with poor educational background, dreams of going to Lagos one day to find a job in order to provide for her family. Her dream appears to come true when a family friend, Mrs. Uzomma, visits her village and promises to set her up in business on the condition that she works for her as a house girl for a year. Being an ambitious and optimistic girl, Ekaette is over the moon at the offer and accepts to go to Lagos, little does she know what "the city that never sleeps" beholds for her. 

!!!Spoilers ahead!!!

Wicked Intentions

Featuring: Stephanie Okereke, Desmond Elliot, Nadia Buari, Susan Peters, Muna Ibekwe

Supporting Characters 

Muna = Desmond's BFF

Nadia = Stephanie's BFF. 

Susan Peters = one of the long string of girls whose heart gets broken by Desmond (she is Desmond's victim of mistaken identity - will make sense when you watch the movie)

Main Characters

Jim (Desmond Elliot) - a philandering, sexist, gold-digging SOB (literally)

Charlene (Stephanie Okereke)- independent woman, the real boss lady. Estranged from her father who hates her because she was born a girl. Has difficulty trusting men and so cant commit to any relationship. Wants to have only a female child (yes that's how much she dislikes men). Her super-cunning father tries to hook her up in this political marriage but she detests the man so clearly that was a no-go area. She is basically anti-men, doesn't want to marry anyone but definitely wants to have a child. She decides to make her desires come true except she needs a sperm donor and goes to hunt for one (Nope not sperm bank kind of donor but sperm-donor-with-benefits excluding marriage lol)

Plot:

so what happens when boss-man-hating-lady meets philandering -gold-digging man??? Ghen Ghen! watch to find out.

Possible SPOILERS Ahead - Continue at your own risk

Holding Hope

This is another great movie I saw recently. It had its moments for the most part and the few moments I could do without a simple forward click solved the problem.

Featuring Desmond Elliot, Uche Jombo, and Nadia Buari.  

Desmond Elliot plays the spoiled,conceited, narcissistic (... need more adjectives :P) rich momma's boy who is used to having  everything his way. He is a managing director in his mother's very successful business empire but he doesn't take work seriously - comes in late, parties all night, comes in some days, doesn't come in when he doesn't feel like it ya da ya da ya da. Anyway, his mum gets tired of her son's mismanagement of funds and decides to hire a new financial director (played by Uche Jombo). The new financial director introduces a lot of financial restrictions that begin crafting Desmond's plans - so, he and his greedy employee-girlfriend (played by Nadia) hatch a plan to get rid of Uche Jombo. Somewhere during the main plot, we find out his mother has terminal cancer and that's the main reason she had hired the financial director - i.e. she wanted to leave her company in capable hands upon her death. Seeing as she was highly fond of Uche, she definitely did not mind willing her firm solely to Uche. Thus, she stipulated that the only way her son would get control of the company upon her death would be to get his act together and also marry Uche Jombo (with Uche's acceptance of course). 

Am going to stop here because I do not want to spoil the whole movie for you all - believe me the plot gets a whole lot better from here. 

Trailer:

I recommend this movie because it's really touching and it is the epitome of "you don't know what you have until you lose it". Desmond did not appreciate Uche and what she stood for throughout this movie and by the time he came to his senses, it was pretty much too late. Please watch this movie guys, you wont regret it. But "ahem ahem" it's a Nollywood movie ooo, so have your hands on your mouse (or remote control) ready to fast forward, yes you read right.

Ok that's all for now.

The movie is on www.irokotv.com, it's free and it only has two (2) parts so that's a blessing! Anyway, enjoy guys and drop comments to let me know what you think.

Link: http://irokotv.com/video/4694/holding-hope

~Yv ❤