If you noticed the kind of movie I write a review on lately, you realise most are Nollywood movie and one of the biggest reason I'm surprisingly fell in love with their movies is how the filmmakers have gradually found ways to explore the combination of different storylines and bring them together to some an interesting combination of crime, drama, comedy and suspense. And when we talk about the movie Gingerrr, the combination of all these aspects of life is what caught my attention and drew me into watching it.
Gingerrr storyline revolves around four ladies, who had their childhood together, but due to life's unpredictability, circumstances drift them apart and by the time they'll have a reunion, the situation took an even more unexpected turn, because of how they were caught in-between a high stake heist. And that's how what seems as though it's going to be an exciting get-together, turn out to become complicated, due to greed, betrayal, secret and unexpected twist of even that plays out. I actually love how the movie transition between each of these phrases, the suspense was top notch as I didn't expect that they're be betrayed between another betrayal and the likes.
To be honest, the concept is very interesting, especially when I look through how the storyline finds a way to bring four women together for an adventure of such magnitude, these I believe have the movie a sensational different kind of appeal you won't see in other Nollywood movie. Another outstanding thing about the movie is each of the women individual personalities that kind of brings excitement to the storyline and that's not forgetting the chemistry they all shared, given their history of once growing up together before life happens.
One of the stand out performance in Gingerr for me is Bisola Aiyeola and how versatile she was, especially with how she fits into the character of how role as Da Silva. These made me anticipate are scenes, not just for the funny aspect of it, but for how good she was, in switching between different accents like when she uses American or french inspired accents, it's nothing short of impressive, and that's probably so because she backup these speeches with a facial expression that makes her character difficult to forget in a hurry.
Despite how amazing I find the movie and enjoyed it storyline, still there are aspect I felt they could have executed better than they did and that's why I won't say the movie is perfect. Talking about the some scene I felt they could do better, it's how some of the scenes feels so predictable, and how some of the stories unfolded, yes the movie is full of suspense, but there were part that flow to easily and suspend could have made it more enjoyable. For example the way all four of them reconnected just felt too convenient for me, especially when we consider how much time has passed and how their lives had turned out differently.
Overall I find Gingerr exciting and would recommend it for another to watch, especially if your purpose of wanting to watch is to get entertained without getting tangled in a complicated storyline.
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Rating: 70/100
