Phone Swap Review…all the right buttons were pressed
Year: 2012
Genre: Business, Travel, Romance, Comedy, Drama
Cast: Nse Ikpe-Etim, Wale Ojo, Joke Silva, Hafiz Oyetoro, Chika Okpala, Ada Emeh, Lydia Forson, Chris Iheuwa
Director: Kunle Afolayan
Writer: Kemi Adesoye
Cinematographer: Yinka Edward
Summary: A minor incident leads two strangers, Akin and Mary, to mistakenly swap phones and travel destinations. They now reluctantly have to complete each other’s tasks
Overall Rating: Feast
A breath of fresh air in Nollywood screenplay writing 😊 A beautiful and clean film that pressed all the right buttons
~So Worth Watching~
Delicious
—Phone Swap, Phone Swap! If they could come up with a sequel, it’d be such a delight because this movie was delivered on a platter of gold!
Phone Swap opened up with an enticing beginning that concurrently introduced us to the morning routines of the two strangers accompanied by an amusing score. Right there, we knew we were up to something entertaining.
The different people in Mary’s and Akin’s lives were so humorous, e.g. Mary’s cop sister with the most extravagant make-up, Akin’s nosy and ever-confused older assistant, and Mary’s big family living in a tiny house🤣
Phone Swap was so filled with exhilarating twists that there were no dull moments
—We learned about the values of the Igbo and Yoruba cultures as Mary and Akin originated from different ethnicities, and received great lessons on nurturing family and business relationships
—What can you say when you have Nse Ikpe-Etim (playing Mary) and Ada Ameh (playing Mary’s sister) in a movie? Such natural talents who light up every scene🥰
Ada Ameh could literally make you pee in your pants from laughter! The rest of the cast was remarkably good
—Color grading, cinematography, and editing were on point!
—Kudos to the location manager and his crew for scouting places that complemented the storytelling
—A well-composed score that worked in unison with the film
Bland
Nothing bland found
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(Audio: English, Pigdin English, Igbo; English Subtitles: Yes)
