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When Love Happens


Okay,okay first of all I want to thank everybody who reads my blog,it means a whole lot to me and I really appreciate it. Now today I'm going to be reviewing or rather just talking about a movie from my country Nigeria. 
  A whole bunch of Nigerian movies suck because they have terrible dialogue, actors and cliché storylines I know it seems like I'm being to mean but it's absolutely the truth. This film is different because it was actually made by an actual film maker(I could tell) and not by some stupid bloated idiot who just wants to make any thing that comes to their mind.
    When Love Happens came out in I think 2014 so it's not really new to Nigerian audiences but most of the non Nigerian readers have probably not heard of it and I really think they should watch it because it's quite enjoyable.
    I can't say the film isn't cliché because it is but, it's not Disney level cliché it's realistic cliché (I don't know if that makes sense). I'm not good with remembering names all that well but I think I know the basic names in this film so let's go;
•PLOT- 
   The story centers around Moduruti "Mo" Bankole-Smith,a single lady living in Lagos,Nigeria with her parents. She suddenly realises how single she was when a stuck up bitch who also happens to be her friend called Jennifer got engaged before her. This sets Mo on a path to find love and possibly marriage she seeks advice from two of her friends Tobe(the guy above in the picture) and her other friend Tseju( a funny,pretty and crazy girl). 
Tobe is into her but she's clueless about that but Tseju knows(that's the cliché part). 
  Her parents(basically her mother) want her to find someone and that even drives her more to seek out a companion and she goes on really dumb blind dates and posts all her regrets on her Vlog....okay I'll stop here,I know it sounds like just an average movie and to some people who'll watch it,it might be just that,but to me it's a well made film that you all should check out and tell your friends about.
•What I Like About It-
    - I love the characters because they're rich and all but still manage to be relatable and you feel attached to them.
   - It has good comedy,when I say good comedy I mean appropriate and realistic comedy and not the dumb one liners.
    - It is very different from other Nollywood(Nigerian movies) and I like that a lot,I know my Nigerian brethren will say they're good Nigerian films nowadays and I know that might be true but still this film is different and I like that.

    - Any body can enjoy it. This is true because you don't have to be single and desperate to like this film or be into romantic movies,I giggled awkwardly a lot because the characters caught me by surprise,I even liked the villain or should I say "antagonist".


    If you've not watched Nigerian films before or you hear bad things about them,I understand you and I feel you should check this one out because it's really good. I watched it on IrokoTv(look it up).
    Thanks for reading and if you've been wondering why I haven't done a last Jedi review,it's because I don't think I'll be seeing it anytime soon and am sorry about that.
   Also,I might talk about some other Nigerian movies too but I'm not sure yet!.
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