Movie Title: ‘Money Miss Road’
Release date: July 22, 2022
Duration: 95 minutes.
Director: Obi Emelonye
Cast: Jide Kene Achufusi, Melvin Oduah, Josh Alfred, Charly Boy, Anthony Monjaro, Chioma Adibe and others.
The concept of money as a solution to every problem is not alien to Nigerians.
As a result, there seems to be a race to be the first to ‘make me’, especially among the young.
As this has been our reality for a long time, it is no surprise that Nigerian films are nuanced to explore these and related topics.
Josh2funny and Swanky JKA in Money Miss Road
Money-miss-road is a street language that describes people who found themselves with wealth and failed to adapt to a personality that fit their new status.
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In this offering directed by Obi Emenloye, Joseph (Jidekene Achufusi), a street fighter, and his manager Josiah (Josh Alfred, aka Josh2Funny) are down on their luck in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria.
Joseph finds himself in a hotel and by chance ends up in the wrong room, initially occupied by Diokpa (Charly Boy), where he stumbles upon a large amount of money.
Melvin Oduah MMR
After stealing and hiding the money, Joseph and his manager launch into a life they could only dream of hours before.
Diokpa, a wanted baron, goes to great lengths to track down the duo who have fled to Lagos to binge on their loot. The events that unfold lead to a night of racing, jumping, high-speed chases and kidnappings.
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For a subject that can be commonplace, Emeleonye went to great lengths to make ‘Money Miss Road’ stand out.
Although the producers may have exaggerated their description of ‘action comedy’, it was a reasonable attempt.
Although fast-paced, ‘Money Miss Road’ is somewhat relaxing and suitable for audiences who want to relax. But it is not without its flaws, as captured below.
1-Nudity in a family-themed plot.
From the start, the movie seems like something a family should watch together, especially given the humor and plot.
JOSH2FUNNY MMR
Josiah has a wife and three daughters whom he abandoned in his search for a good life. The wife, tired of waiting for her husband, gathers her children and goes in search of her father.
With all those elements present, somewhere in the film, without warning, the director throws a steamy scene at the viewers.
2-Poor humor game
Some of the scenes designed as humorous flopped and failed to elicit the expected response from viewers. Add to that the fact that most of the actors did not comply.
Charly Boy in the MMR bar scene
Charly Boy, for example, did not achieve a performance worthy of a street baron.
At some point, it felt like Josh2Funnywho had his first feature film appearance in the film, was the one who brought the film.
3-Watery action
The action-adventure tag on ‘Money Miss Road’ is just another promise that the movie doesn’t deliver on. It probably has something to do with the fact that Nollywood isn’t at that point where it does the kind of heart-pounding action that Hollywood is famous for.
However, for a movie that they said was shot on a minimal budget, the producers should have focused more on the script.
conclusion
Overall, if we can look past some of the movie’s shortcomings, ‘Money Miss Road’ isn’t a bad movie. Despite its flaws, ‘Money Miss Road’ is a great story with lessons for an audience that seems to have accepted the get-rich-or-die-trying mantra as a way of life.