Coming From Insanity Review…original script, weak production

Year: 2019
Genre: Business, Money, True Story, Self-Discovery, Investigation, Drama
Cast: Gabriel Afolayan, Adeolu Adefarasin, Damilola Adegbite, Udoka Oyeka, DJ Izybeatz, Temidayo Akinboro, Sani Musa Danja, Sambasa Nzeribe, Bolanle Ninalowo, Sharon Ooja, Dakore Akande, Wale Ojo, Wole Ojo, Tina Mba, Odunlade Adekola
Director: Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo
Writer: Akinyemi Sebastian Akinropo
Cinematographer: Daniel Ehimen
Summary: Kossi, a Togolese boy sold off to a Nigerian family, grows up to master the craft of printing counterfeit money landing him into serious trouble with the police

Overall Rating: Beignets
Coming From Insanity was an original script, well-told…the production and acting, sorrowfully, didn’t transport us on a journey
~Yours To Explore~

Delicious
—Always a pleasure to have an out-of-the-box script. Coming From Insanity gave us an insight into child trafficking in Nigeria, something we weren’t even aware of.
The storytelling was very lucid, especially when it came to Kossi’s (Gabriel Afolayan) quest of printing money. We were steadily invited into his world and grasped the craft. Characters were progressively introduced leading to a good climax.
Aside from the fact that Kossi was producing counterfeit currency, one thing we’ll remember was his resolution to be self-taught even with little educational background.
True, our upbringing affects our trajectory in life, however, we still have the ability to derail; that’s what we saw in Coming From Insanity
—Gabriel Afolayan is a diamond! Oh goodness, even an oscar would not be befitting of his art. He immersed himself in the role of Kossi that we even forgot he’s Nigerian in real life 😁 His poise throughout the film was spectacular
—Costume designers should be felicitated for accentuating the characters making a big difference

Bland
—The image and sound qualities suffered extremely: there were moments we could barely hear the actors and the images were a little blurry
—The Wale Ojo-Sharon Ooja (playing Femi and Sonia, respectively) duo impeded the storytelling. Mainly due to their very weak acting, it was disappointing
—Coming From Insanity opened up with some data about child trafficking making us think that the film was going to be centered on this issue.
Turned out it just served as an introduction, which was a bit misleading
—Logic was a little off. For instance, according to the storyline, when Kossi becomes an adult, the year is 2010; yet we witnessed some characters with the latest smartphones and others using the Whatsapp application😳