For two weeks, I knew I wanted to do a movie review of Silver Town. However, I just stalled. "I will post on Saturday", I said to myself. Then the next Saturday came and flew by. "I will post", I told myself again. Procrastination isn't worth it. It's a Big thief.
Anyway, on my way from work today, I decided to stop at the grocery store. On getting home, I discovered that my two bunches of spinach was missing in the grocery bag. Apart from the fact that I had lost $4 just like that (Don't laugh). I also felt like I had wasted my time. Driving to the grocery store after work is not one of my favorite things to do. I sulked and questioned how the bunches of spinach went missing. Did I forget it in the grocery cart? How did I manage to do that? I had opted for self service because there was only one cash register with an attendant. Did I forget to bag it? Did the attendant that I saw putting my stuff in the grocery bag take the spinach while I wasn't looking? I had been a bit uncomfortable when I saw her bagging it. My first thought had been why is that lady touching my stuff? Then I realized she worked at the store.
For a few minutes, I thought about all the things that were topsy turvy in my world. "But, it is not that serious". I said to myself. It's only $4. Another part of me said, "It's not about the $4. It's about having to go back to the store for something I had already purchased". Oh boy, how many times do we allow our joy to be stolen? Guard your joy jealously. Life is too short to wallow in negative emotions.
Sorry I just felt like ranting.
So back to the movie review..........
Silver Town
Silver Town was filmed in the UK. Starring Nse Ikpe Etim, Anthony Monjaro and Seun Akindele, the movie tells the story of a Nigerian lady who immigrated to the UK. For some weird reason, I'd avoided watching this particular movie. I just skipped it and moved on to watching other movies online. I really wasn't keen on watching another Nigerian movie which was shot in the UK. Besides, the movie synopsis seemed sad and all I wanted to do was watch an exciting movie.
The story depicts how Sade navigated the waters of being an immigrant in a country in which she had no valid papers. She had moved to the UK using the identity of a dead Nigerian who had lived in the UK. The movie paints a valid picture of some of the hardships of immigrants who find themselves in a foreign country. Sometimes, the grass is not necessarily greener on the other side. We have seen people migrate abroad only to be faced with harsh realities.
There were a couple of new faces in the movie which I thought was a breath of fresh air. Nse 'killed' her role. She basically 'slayed it' ( By the way these two words- slay and killed are overused words in my opinion. I am happy using them tonight though :-) ) Yes, I mean her acting was great. She immersed herself into the character she played. Anthony Monjaro was phenomenal as always. I was surprised to see Seun Akindele play the villain. He was the definition of bad gang. The lead actors were fabulous and oh one thing to note was I found the movie unpredictable. I couldn't guess what would happen next. I also found it difficult to write a negative review of this movie. Prepare yourself for a roller coaster of emotions though.
Happy Viewing.....
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