Light in the Dark Review…story was told in a casual way

Year: 2020
Genre: Marriage, Family, Depression, Drama, Romance
Cast: Rita Dominic, Kalu Ikeagwu, Joke Silva, Kiki Omeili, Angel Unigwe, Bimbo Ademoye, Ngozi Nwosu, Saidi Balogun, Emmanuel ‘Mannie’ Essien, Nonso Odogwu
Director: Ekene Som Mekwunye
Writer: Babatunde Ojo
Cinematographer: Muhammad Atta Ahmed
Summary: Jumoke’s and Emeka’s relationship is put to a strenuous test after an armed robbery

Overall Rating: Nuts
At last! We got to finally watch Light in the Dark after unnecessarily putting it away for so long. It was a moving and sensitive film that raised great points. Wished there was no ‘but’’ BUT we have to include it…
The story was mostly told in a casual way replicating many past movies without adding something exhilarating
~Still Worth Watching~

Delicious
—We need to quickly admire Rita Dominic (playing Jumoke) and Angel Unigwe (playing Jumoke’s daughter). These two beauties were stunning and carried themselves with so much grace 😊
Angel made us smile with her smile and was effortlessly natural. Rita understood her role and radiated the required melancholic atmosphere
—Muhammad Atta Ahmed, the cinematographer, should be given an A for effort for good lighting and angles captured
—Costume and make-up designs were well executed! The teams should be proud of the elegance they translated into each character, especially Jumoke
—”Parenthood is not in the conception but in the caring and nurturing of a child,” a phrase that was reiterated in the movie. Light in the Dark sent a poignant message on the necessity to raise children for who they are and…saying more than that will be giving away the movie, so we’re gonna end here…😑

Bland
—Acting was, regrettably, mediocre among all actors; they were solely reciting lines without being carried away by the mood of the film, and the cliché dialogues made it unattractive
—Camera was, in most scenes, fixed at one angle for an extended period without filming other vantage points; lighting wasn’t always controlled during the daytime scenes
—Audio suffered…😓
—Light in the Dark was similar to films like ‘Act of Faith’ and ‘Tango With Me’. Though it did have little twists, the idea remained the same and we could map out the end from the beginning.
—Many scenes were abruptly cut and some logic was missing