How is everyone doing today? My name is Rose, greetings Nganda family and visitors. Thanks for tuning to our review of the movie Ran Mi Lowo.
It’s always a pleasure to see Omowunmi Dada take the lead and this lady never disappoints! Ran Mi Lowo was a good wake-up message for schools to be on guard and most importantly stand up for your students!
Very very sadly, the film didn’t deliver whether technical-wise or story-wise. It was an unsuccessful attempt at a psychological thriller.
So Ran Mi Lowo gets a Water rating and is yours to explore
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—Omowunmi Dada (playing Yemisi) took charge of her role. My goodness, she looked and acted so young that you would think she was a schoolgirl for real. Her facial expression showed the immense concern she had for her schoolmates and the need for justice to be served.
A big surprise was Broda Shaggi who played Professor Bode, for the first time he was serious! It was almost hard to believe that he could behave that way
—Ran Mi Lowo called for school principals to take responsibility for their students as parents would for their children. It was so poignant when Yemisi said “for every girl who drops out, a dream is dead, and our community is losing its potential female leaders”
Wow…I’ll let that sink in
Bland
—The cinematography, unfortunately, did not complete the storytelling. Lighting was not controlled, camera movements didn’t usher in a fearful environment. Then, from time to time, we saw the light turning red within a few seconds of the same scene. What is going on here? The movie was shot as if it were a drama rather than a thriller.
Color grading bombarded us with bright images. Additionally, the score and sound effects failed to create an intimidating aura. So regrettable
—Yemisi is said to be studying investigative journalism but we never had a glimpse of the work she was doing. We only saw her typing on her laptop, don’t know what research she was doing or the progress she was making. Even the way she uncovered the truth was obvious that she didn’t even need to be “investigating”.
Plus, we never saw her family or even understood her life outside of school
—The movie had a good awareness to pass along, it needed a more refined screenplay to connect with the audience and carry us on a journey, because in the end, we were simply mere observers
Ran Mi Lowo was director Akorede Alli’s first movie and we wish continued growth for his next project. Catch the film on Prime Video, Vudu, YouTube, or Apple TV. Cheers everyone