Brotherhood Review… kudos Jade Osiberu!
Year: 2022
Genre: Family, Money, Police, Action
Cast: Tobi Bakre, Falz, OC Ukeje, Toni Tones, Zubby Michael, Omawumi Megbele, Ronke Oshodi, Boma Martins Akpore, Diane Russet, Sam Dede, Toyin Oshinaike, Adebowale ‘Mr Macaroni’ Adedayo, Jide Kene Achufusi, Basketmouth, Oluwaseyi Awolowo
Director: Loukman Ali
Writer: Jade Osiberu, Abdul Tijani-Ahmed
Cinematographer: Loukman Ali
Summary: Akin and Wale are twin brothers who have a love-hate relationship. When Akin’s thug life crashes with his brother’s police activities, they must face grave consequences
Overall Rating: Beignets 
We had been yearning to watch Brotherhood ever since its theatrical release (the drawbacks of being a diasporan 😣).
Sooooo, we have to give it up Jade Osiberu & team for adding a fresh flavor to Nollywood! It was admirable😃
Action aside, Brotherhood was regrettably plain and missing a lot of enrichment
~Still Worth Watching~
Delicious
—OC Ukeje (playing Akin’s friend) and Falz (playing Wale) were the biggest surprises! We’re so used to seeing OC put together and well-mannered that he was unrecognizable with the dreadlocks, street language, and thuggish appearance.
For the first time, we heard Falz speak normal English and look quite serious!!
—We’re clapping for Jade Osiberu, honestly, this woman is a lioness to bring something new in Nigerian cinema proving that you CAN have action-packed scenes with explosives, cars rolling over, and extreme gun shooting
—No arguments on the lighting and cinematography; they were works of precision and professionalism.
The shaky camera movements created that uneasy feeling, especially in the scenes where Akin (Tobi Bakre) was dealing with his ruthless partners in crime
Bland
—Brotherhood was a rather simple plot. We saw Akin robbing money with his crew and Wale with his squad trying to apprehend them. That’s it.
The theme of ‘brotherhood’ was vaguely addressed; there wasn’t any intensity that made us relate to or sympathize with Wale and Akin, partly due to the ordinary dialogues and lack of character development
—Acting was overall basic. No one stood out from the crowd; Wale and Akin seemed more like friends in rivalry than brothers
—The score, the score, the score suffered big time. Some scenes that required vigorous music were accompanied by ballads while other quiet ones had upbeat music. This sadly broke the momentum
—What happened to the fighting sequences?😔They were ‘safely’ executed. Akin’s gang appeared very notorious and violent, yet their modi operandi weren’t aggressive during the robberies or confrontations with the police.
—A couple of scenes missed logic, e.g. two kids who’ve just lost their parents don’t cry or scream but just stand there looking at the corpses; a senior officer goes out in the open to face an armed group without wearing a bulletproof jacket
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(Audio: English, Pidgin English, Yoruba; English Subtitles: Yes)
