The King is Mine

This movie should have been titled the "war of the weaves". Now I am not against a little enhancement myself but still. When you have more hair than a wooly mammoth on Rogaine, no one can watch your acting.

NF,
One last point about "The King Is Mine." The soundtrack did not fit the movie. I didn't like it in fact. That's the only point I think we disagree.
Cheers!

NF,

Don't stop writing on this blog. I need someone to compare notes with about the movies. I like how you give all the details about the movies. Cast, director, producer----that's great. I also like how you organize the blog---summary then spoilers. Keep up the good work!!!!

Thank you!

I watched this movie because I kept hearing everyone talk about it. I have to agree with you that it is not a good movie at all. NF, I want to vent my own frustrations with this poor movie.

NF, some of your criticisms made me laugh: Jackie tapping her wig and her changing eye color...too funny! You're right though!

For me i had no doubt that it was set in modern times. the cars, cell phones, and infamous camera (from the servant) made that clear. It was a sign of poor directing and poor screen writing. NF, you're right. They could have easily done a DNA test to find out the baby's parentage. This is reveals another problem: the script is weak!

What bothered me was the Shakespearean English. It was ridiculous. Why do they have to talk like that? This isn't a medieval or renaissance movie. John Dumelo's "spill it" and Nadia Buari's "save it" and "oh well" are just a few examples of that the out-dated English could not be maintained. Jackie slipped into modern colloquialisms as well on a few occasions.

Another thing that bothered me was this fake African royalty stuff. It looked like something out of Coming to America (Arsenio Hall and Eddie Murphy). Directors, screenwriters, and producers need to do research before they make movies. As Africans, our movies should be authentic in their portrayal of cultures and customs. The whole scene at the end, when Lousia is being escorted to her death, is unbelievable. You had me rolling with your comment about her head tie/scarf. I was thinking the same thing! Plus I wonder, would such a scene ever take place in modern times?

My final point of agreement with you is on the ending. TERRIBLE! We don't know what happens with the king, Rose, and the son. We don't know how he hears the truth. We don't know if he brings back the queen Sewa after hearing the truth. Does he apologize for his mistake in judgment? What of the uncle and mother? What are there reactions when the truth is revealed? There just too many loose ends. It seems the director focused too much on all the glitz and glamour associated with royalty and not enough on the substance of the movie. What a disappointment.

What you have failed to realize is that this movie is based on the tudors and the origins of Queen Elizabeth of England story. Everyone knows this story --- they just gave it a nollywood flavor in modern times! Just from your review of this movie I have put two and two together and know the storyline. I will however check this movie out as I am bored but I am also a history buff! LOL

Girl..I just love you!! Just listen nothing Abdul Salam Mumuni brings out will be creative!! His stories are just useless!! I've vowed to myself NEVER to spend my money on is movies as they are all useless!!!

@ Laila and Viv this movie wasn't a 'rip off' of The Other Boleyn Girl'. It was a modern adaptation of the story of Henry the V111 and Anne Boleyn, so is The Other Boleyn Girl so obviously the story line would be the same!

@ Nolly, where is the review for "heart of man"?
I did watch this movie last nite and I thought this movie was hilarious, its really a powerful movie.

Its one of the best movies that ghollywood and nollywood together has ever produced.
What I like about it is that its not predictable like many Nigerian movies. Cos what one think will happen it wouldn't happen that way.......

The pics are clear and the sound is brilliant,
Again I would like to congratulate Majid for the job well done.........boy oh boy, u are one of the fewest finest in Africa.......... keep the fire burning......
I would also like to congratulate Martha, she really did well.

That iswhat we call real deceit, betrayal, greed, dishonesty and u name it.

To the writer, congrats, you did a great job

I agree completely with laila...there was one point in the movie where all I could think was "I swear I've seen this plot before..."and then I recalled the infamous King Henry the Eighth ...this film is a total ripoff of "The Other Boleyn Girl" for sure.

I ve watched this movie also and what I am saying is, Nadia did a great job in this movie.............

I'm not even going to say much cos most of frank and Abdul's movies are the same. It's obvious that the screen writer loves Shakesperean language and the script is shitty.. i didnt even finish the movie cos i was bored to death!!!

Later luv!!
F.

this movie is the ghanian ripoff of "the other bolyne girl" the movie staring scarlett johnson and eric bana. the ghanian movie industry should come up with their own script and stop ripping off nigerian and american movies.

Good Nolly, I have seen this movie a while ago, but one thing you pointed out was Jackie's makeup, as a matter of fact why do they make their eye lashes and eyebrow so thick and long, it makes them look like a witch. The movie was just a waste of time. Mumuni and Arase needs to find some other story line other than their usual royal stuff with shinny dresses... without appropriate time setting.

thats pretty gud nolly bt i have watched this movie a long tym ago and the made waves in the market.