Ojukokoro: Greed Review… Dare Olaitan=innovation
Year: 2016
Genre: Money, Relations, Manly, Crime, Drama
Cast: Charles Etubiebi, Tope Tedela, Wale Ojo, Seun Ajayi, Shawn Faqua, Sammi Eddi, Lord Frank, Oyetoro Hafiz, Gbolahan Olatunde, Emmanuel Ikubese, Kayode Olaiya, Ali Nuhu, Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama, Kunle Remi, Linda Ejiofor, Zainab Balogun
Director: Dare Olaitan
Writer: Dare Olaitan
Cinematographer: Baba Agba
Summary: Ojukokoro explores the greed that lies in every human: the lust for money, food, and social status which ultimately prove to be perilous
Overall Rating: Beignets 
Wow😃 Dare Olaitan is synonymous to innovation, we always love the way he comes up with these out-of-the-box scripts! Ojukokoro definitely kept us intrigued.
The actors did a wonderful job, only wisheddd the screenplay and production could have sustained the same standard
~Still Worth Watching~
Delicious
—Must say that we enjoy Dare’s creativity. His storytelling is unconventional and we like his freedom to explore different things.
Ojukokoro is not for everyone because it deviates from the usual lovey-dovey tales and invites viewers to discover how humans are generally motivated by greed and self-centeredness. We tie friendships and connections for profits: That’s Ojukokoro in a nutshell
—Every character was unique. Andrew (Charles Etubiebi) was the cunning manager of an awkward petrol station. Mad Dog Max (Wale Ojo) was a kidnapper that looked unassuming. Two workers at the petrol station were called Monday and Sunday 😅 , played chess, and gisted during work time
Anddddd we can’t forget the poor accountant who was tormented by the masquerade appearing in his mind!
—So what does greed exactly mean? According to Dare, greed is similar to unflushed toilets (an image he didn’t refrain from showing 🤮). Greed is nasty, unappealing, and should be resented.
Greed is bloody as it leads to dangerous situations that can cost one’s life. Better be content with what you have
Bland
—The camera operator really failed to properly frame the actors or props. Many times we saw people only from the waist down
—Editing suffered quite a bit. There were major scenes that weren’t consistent with the storytelling.
For instance, there was a guy apprehended in a car then moments later, we saw the same scene from a different angle
—We wanted to see how people were beaten, shot, or killed, alas, it was omitted😕 The same thing happened in Dare’s Knockout Blessing
—Ali Nuhu, Ali Nuhu, Ali Nuhu…Here he was playing Jubril, however, there were no signs of sorrow, anguish, and concern on his face when he learned that his wife was abducted. He just appeared his normal self
—Overall, the storytelling wasn’t well balanced. The movie focused mostly on the characters working at the petrol station while forgetting to update us on Jubril (a man whose wife went missing) or Mad Dog Max’s activities. This resulting in long scenes
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(Audio: English, Pidgin English, Hausa, Yoruba; English Subtitles: Yes)
