The Ghost and the House of Truth Review…some elements didn’t work well

Year: 2019
Genre: Police, Investigation, Crime, Thriller
Cast: Susan Wokoma, Kate Henshaw, Fabian Adeoye Lojede, Kemi Lala Akindoju, Imoleayo Olusanya, Toyin Oshinaike, Ijeoma Grace Agu, Tope Tedela, Gloria Young, Seun Ajayi
Director: Akin Omotoso
Writer: Brian Tilley, Roger Smith, Tracy A. Whitaker
Cinematographer: Kabelo Thathe
Summary: A mother’s worst nightmare is the kidnapping of her child; this becomes Bola’s fate when she’s unable to find her daughter after returning from work

Overall Rating: Beignets
The Ghost and the House of Truth (TGHOT) is quite special to us because we had the occasion of actually meeting the cast and crew during a virtual streaming event🤩
We appreciated the captivating plot, production, and hard-working individuals on this set! Apart from the kidnapping story, some elements didn’t work in favor of the movie making it a bit dull
~Worth Watching~

Delicious
—The cinematography from the very beginning was spectacular. Kabelo Thathe was intentional with the camera movements.
For instance, the opening aerial view of the Makoko neighborhood aroused our curiosity, lo and behold, Kabelo had a point in showing it, we’ll end here to avoid spoilers 😉
—The dark color grading created the gloomy and intimidating atmosphere TGHOT was calling for; nice location choices too
—We weren’t much aware of restorative justice until we saw the film, so it was good to see its setting and benefits
—There are many lessons to take from TGHOT, the one that spoke to us was patience, patience, patience. Bola (Susan Wokoma) needed to be a little more patient to see events unfold; although, we completely sympathized with her and understood her reactions.
On the other hand, Inspector Folashade’s patience paid off in the end

Bland
—Acting was weak though the main actresses showed great potential.
Bola, surprisingly, appeared quite melancholic prior to her daughter’s disappearance and maintained this repetitive expression throughout the movie. Kate Henshaw (playing Inspector Folashade) has always been our favorite, but in TGHOT, though playing a pregnant woman, she walked energetically and chased a criminal on foot as if she wasn’t expecting a baby
—Bola’s costume design was not that realistic. She was wearing bright colors while passing through a gloomy state and had on tight-fitting short skirts while going in search of her daughter
—TGHOT didn’t have any parallel story which meant that the same atmosphere was present from start to finish, making it a bit monotonous.
Why did Inspector Folashade have to be pregnant when this barely affected the story? It was a little confusing as we didn’t get to know more about her outside of work