I watched Dirty Secret this weekend. This movie stared Tonto Dike, Muna Obiekwe, Ajibola Daba, and Mary Ann Apollo.
The story is about Pandora (Dike) and her father, Otumba Davis (Daba) sharing an extremely "close" relationship. Chief Davis takes a trip and returns with a new wife, Florance (Apollo). Pandora is furious about the new arrangement and makes life a living hell for the new addition to the family.
Meanwhile, Ken (Obiekwe), is balancing his act as a professional gigolo. His main prey is usually older and rich women who spoil him with money, cars, and other luxuries. Pandora meets Ken at a party and attempts to get his attention. All efforts fail and Pandora leaves the party determined to be front stage in Ken's theater. Unknowingly, he is setup by Pandora to be caught by her uncle because he is sleeping with his wife. She "saves" him from the near-death experience and they begin from there.
Chief Davis finds out about the relationship with the Ken and Pandora and wants a "piece of the action." All the while, Florance begins to notice some strange things between Pandora and her father. Their relationship seems far beyond what she thought would be considered "normal."
If I had to rate this movie, it would be a "D+". The only reason that I decided not to give the movie a complete "F" is because of two reasons: 1) Mary Ann Apollo is an astounding actress and a beautiful at that! I absolutely loved her acting in this movie. This is the first I've ever heard of her and I think she did absolutely awesome! 2) The story line was actually pretty good. The movie is a 2-parter and I was dying to watch the second half. But here are the reasons I DID NOT like the movie beyond my rating: 1) I think Tonto Dike was trying to be a bit too "American" in her acting. I didn't feel as if she showed her originality too much in this particular movie. Secondly, I feel that many of her movies lately seem to have her always sleeping with someone and I don't think that makes good of her. I think she is so beautiful and should opt for better movie parts. 2) The movie was EXTREMELY GRAPHIC! The second part of the movie got to a point that I almost just wanted to stop watching the movie. It totally disgusted me to the point I almost wanted to physically vomit. Nigerian movies are becoming to pornographic and distasteful. 3) I hated how the movie ended (which I will not reveal). The story line was way too good for the movie to end the way it did. It was quite disappointing and it leaves you wondering what will happen. And lastly 4) I absolutely love Muna! He used to be one of my favorite actors in Nollywood; lately, he's been playing a lot of "bad boy" roles and I don't think it fits his nature. This movie, I think, was one of his worst. I did not like him in this movie at all.
If you are interested in watching this movie, you can check it out on www.youtube.com/user/NollywoodLove.
Once again, thanks for reading!
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