BANANA ISLAND GHOST

GENRE: Comedy 
YEAR: 2017
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Biola Alabi 
PRODUCER: Omorinsojo Spaine
DIRECTOR: BB Sasore
WRITER: BB Sasore 

 CAST: 


Chioma Omeruah (Chigul)                                                                      


 Patrick Diabuah 
                                                                                                                           

Edun Adetomiwa   







Uche Jombo  






Saidi Balogun 



Bimbo Manuel 





Ali Nuhu



SYNOPSIS: 
An under achieving young woman is desperate to keep her father's house in the family. She steals and works odd jobs to meet the demands of the bank. A young man dies in an accident and becomes a ghost, his dream is a house in Banana Island. She wants a soulmate and her house, he wants a house. God gives the ghost a chance at love and special powers.

THE GOOD: 
The movie starts out okay, from the beginning you are filled with awe, a sense of anticipation of what is coming especially after watching the trailer. I would reserve my comments for other sections of this post, best to focus on the good, after all this is the "good section".

What stands out the most in this movie is cinematography, in fact it appears as though that was the primary focus. The angles of the shots and quality of the picture are all top notch. The actors were also fair, they succeeded (we believe) in passing across the message and emotions as dictated by the director (same person as the writer). Another thing we must commend is the location choices, this movie showcases Lagos beautifully, or at least the island, it had me thinking "So Falomo fit fine for film?" lol.

The costumes were great; they also had the decency to properly choreograph fight scenes. In my opinion this movie shows us we have barely scratched the surface of locations in Nigeria.

THE BAD: 
Hmmm..... all hope was lost the day the writer finished this script and told himself it was a good movie. Is there anything wrong with the story? Nope, it is perfect for an American or British movie but certainly not Nigerian, the characterization and interpretation of roles are so unrealistic to Nigeria that some scenes literally make you cringe. Or who knows, maybe majority of us are not rich enough to know Banana Island behavior, but is this a Nigrian story? Certainly not.

The main focus was "Efizzy' not story telling, there were too many plot holes, too many to mention; but the most glaring is - At what point did the ghost and Ijeoma become friends? What changed?

THE VERDICT: 
Completely out of touch and unrealistic. Story and cast are not strong enough for such a high budget film.

RATING: 
Acting - 4/10
Cinematography - 7/10
Plot - 3/10

Final Rating: 4.7/10  

TRAILER: 



FULL CAST: 

  • Chioma Omeruah (Chigul) - Ijeoma
  • Patrick Diabuah - Patrick
  • Edun Adetomiwa - Akin
  • Uche Jombo - Ghost Mama
  • Saidi Balogun - DPO
  • Ali Nuhu - Mr King
  • Bimbo Manuel - Baba God
  • Akah Nnani - Sergeant
  • Tina Mba -  Ijeoma's Mother
  • Damilola Adegbite -  Herself
  • Dorcas Shola Fapson - Titi
  • Kemi Lala Akindoju - Principal
  • Ozzy Agu - Banker
  • Makida Moka - Indian Ninja
  • Lord Frank - Boss
  • Uche Nwaefuna - Tope
  • Abimbola Ademoye - Anna
  • Obi Ajuonuma (DJ Obi) - Himself
 CREW: 
  • BB Sasore -  Director
  • BB Sasore -Writer
  • Aisha Farooq -  Associate Producer
  • Biola Alabi -  Executive Producer
  • Omorinsojo Spaine - Producer
  • Basheer Tosin Ashafa - Co-Executive Producer
  • Derin Adeyokunnu - Executive Producer
  • Tolulope Olusoga -  Co-Producer
  • Funmi Ogunbawo - Associate Producer
  • Enyi Omeruah - Associate Producer
  • Michael Ugwu - Co-Executive Producer
  • Ayo Osunrinade - Executive Producer
  • Adenike Akanbi - Co-Executive Producer
  • Niyi Toluwalope -  Co-Executive Producer
  • Chioma Omeruah (Chigul) -  Co-Producer
  • Jerry Ossai -  Second Unit DP
  • Ola Cardoso - Director of Photography
  • Moses Momoh - Additional Editing
  • Seun Opabisi - Editor
  • Ikyo Kulanen - Sound
  • Funmi Ogunbawo -  Unit Production Manager
  • Bamidele Adelusi - Assistant Production Manager
  • Brenda Firmani - Stunt Co-ordinator
  • Katia Hopkins -  Stunt Co-ordinator
  • Peter Chidozie Ejinkeonye - Stunt actor
  • Ben Ukurkpashi - Stunt actor
  • Samson Alele - Stunt actor
  • Kingsley Anyaka - Stunt actor
  • Tola Alade - Set Design
  • Ikyo Kulanen - Sound Mixer
  • Jonathan Ainwdiahai - Boom Operator
  • Dupe Akenmukomi - Head Makeup
  • Tiwalewa Fadoyin - Assistant Makeup

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