Killerbag36:


I no bother mysef watching having anything to do with yuroba movies or any Yoruba thing so forget it them no go sell

I no say I no be God oo bt u see this particular movie nd any yorubas cenima movie e no go sell for this one i b god

Killerbag36:


I no bother mysef watching having anything to do with yuroba movies or any Yoruba thing so forget it them no go sell

I no say I no be God oo bt u see this particular movie nd any yorubas cenima movie e no go sell for this one i b god

Menclothing:


10 highest grossing movies in Nigeria for 8 years now 70 percent are them
Music 80 percent

Be deceiving yourself

fitinwell:
The Gangs of Lagos didn't protray true agberonism among Lagos Youths..

The movies lacks the True Iconism of Isale Eko culture...

Instead of using foreign English mixed with Yoruba .. i would prefer pidgin English...

I was expecting reigning Slangs..

Mr macroni role was not necessary...

And But the cinematography was Top notch..

Thank you

ednut1:
Used Eyo to portray evil, gang members were easy to find and penetrate, how can you kill someone and still allow his offspring to work for you/ protect your daughter. Fighting scenes are not Nigerian like we use guns and knife here. Black Kamaru sabi act sha

Persephone1:
I didn't see Lionheart when it was out and it pained me. I kept waiting and hoping i will see it someday. First Nigerian movie on Netflix, wasn't it?

The day I saw it, I wept for myself Is this what I had waited and hoped for? Hain!

safarigirl:
Nairaland how far? I'm back with another review for the much anticipated movie, Gangs of Lagos (I don dey track this film since 2021, so, I'm glad it is now out). Been writing this review since Friday (abandoned it multiple times), but I'm trying to not be lazy, so, I must finish it.

The movie was directed by foremost writer and director, Jade Osiberu (Quentin Tarantino's role model), and stars the likes of emerging Action Hero, Tobi Bakre, the sultry Bimbo Ademoye, femme extraordinaire, Adesua Etomi-Wellington and soft boy singer, Chike Osebuka.

Without further ado, let us go into the tale of Isale Eko and its many factions. Shout out to the criminals in Nigerian politics who make these recent stories possible, without you dirty, slimy cretins, where would we find inspiration to write truly repulsive characters?

Movie Title: Gangs of Lagos

Cast:
Tobi Bakre
Adesua Etomi-Wellington
Chike Osebuka
Tayo Faniran
Olarotimi Fakunle
Bimbo Ademoye
Chioma Chukwuka

Director: Jade Osiberu

Screenplay: Jade Osiberu, Kayode Jegede

Run Time: 2 Hrs.

Plot:

We see life on the streets of Isale Who through the eyes of 3 friends navigating their destinies in the murky streets.


Review:


Okay okay, now, let's go into this movie and why it deserves all the accolades. First off, let's get into the storyline, basically, viewers go through a timeline of when the trio of Obalola (Bakre), Gift/Ebun (Etomi-Wellington) and Ify (Osebuka), were kids, and how they were mini terrors, until fate brought them to the street king at the time, the Eleniyan, Ninalowo (Faniran), who took them in and had great plans for them, until life happened and those plans just didn't come to light. They are transferred to a new Eleniyan, Kazeem (Fakunle), who doesn't quite share the vision of Nino in their lives.

As earlier said, I thank the usual political criminals in Nigeria, whose lives inspire these stories, because you can basically pin an actual person to some of the key characters. Despite this movie being shot in 2021, it almost feels like watching a premonition of what took place in 2023 and the sentiments that abound....but not to digress, or ruin a good story for those who have not watched it, let me move on to the performances.

See, una see Tobo G, make una leave this Action Hero work for am. If you loved Tobi in Brotherhood, you'll love him as much in Gangs of Lagos, he was so good as Obalola, he embodied the character, he portrayed the right emotions, his words were scathing when they needed to be and heavy when they needed to be, he was one of a number of stars, so, let me continue to the others. Rotimi Fakunle, if I see that man anywhere, I go dobale for am, because he was just the type of bad guy you hate. No fruity speeches, no charm, just straight up demon child from the abyss. He gave so much life to the character of Kazeem, not so much that you ended up wishing him well, but you'd just really hate his guts. Adesua Etomi-Wellington also pulled off another wonderful performance as Gift, when you consider she played that role 5 months after giving birth, you really have to cut cap for her. I'd seen a few people comparing her to some light skinned actress some weeks back and they dared to say Adesua couldn't act, but I hope they keep their opinions to themselves after seeing her performance, the scene where she was required to be emotional was so powerful....I've watched Gangs of Lagos twice and both times I cried in those scenes, and Adesua's performance was 30% responsible for the tears.


Tayo Faniran's performance as Nino was also a joy to watch, to be honest, the last time I saw Tayo in a movie I was convinced he had lost his way to the set, because his performance was awful to say the least, so, I was a bit wary of what he would bring to this movie. I was pleasantly surprised to see him hold his own in such a powerful lineup, I'm happy he got this opportunity (he's another one of my BB babies, so, I celebrate his wins). I do hope working on that set has helped him realise his strengths and how best to utilise them in his career.

Now, let us go to the Angela Bassett of the case, Chioma Chukwuka, whose monologue in the Church scene is possibly the most powerful thing you'll see in a Nigerian movie in a while. Chioma came prepared to show us why she has spent over two decades in Nollywood, and she did not disappoint. Not many can pull off the monologue she did in that movie, and I do hope someone has dusted up a plaque with her name on it, because we will be expecting nothing less for something so powerful.

Chike my love, my first born, was so likeable in that movie. I have to admit, there are people I have some bias for in the industry, because I've followed their journeys from when they first started bustling to where they are now, and I appreciate the growth. Chike is one of such people (Tobi too), so, I was hyped to see him on the movie poster and he did not disappoint as Ify/Pana, the fun-loving, happy-go-lucky member of the trio.

Make I no spend too much time on the cast, let's move on to other things that made the movie worth watching. There is nothing I enjoy more than the use of indigenous language in our movies and GOL went all out, it was so important that the language of the streets of Isale Eko be used in telling the story, and the writing fully did that. Another thing I appreciated, it may not have been so major, but the use of the Eyo masquerades in that movie, the symbolism attached to their purpose, was so thrilling. Everytime they showed up, I was giddy with excitement. Shout out to the writers for that brilliant input.

Cinematography was topnotch as usual, once again, it was greatly applied in the scene with Chioma's monologue. The musical scores were also nice, I really enjoyed the song from Pana at the club, it's a bop. Hopefully, there are plans to give us a full track from that.

Now, let's get to some of the issues noticed, because while this could have easily been a 10/10 production, there are certain heavy gaffes that couldn't be overlooked, chief of which is the subtitling, why was everything "in Yoruba", even when it clearly wasn't? Whoever was responsible for subtitling no try at all, the first fighting scene was also not giving what they were going for, something was just amiss, and then there was a scene in the end where the camera caught one of the crew members, and it wasn't edited out.

Miss Jade did the business with Gangs of Lagos, I don't know if I prefer it to Brotherhood, but she has clearly marked her name up there as someone who is ready to tackle Crime Drama in our movies instead of the usual comedy or romance that has littered the industry. I wish her and everyone involved in the movie even more inspiration to shoot unexplored stories.


Verdict: Definitely worth watching. Massive replay value.

Rating: 8.5/10

If you've watched the movie, tell us what you think about it. Did it have you in your feelings? Whose performance was your favourite? And what would you rate it?

misano:


Lagos agberos nah number 1. Other regions have agberos but non like Lagos own. It's not even like that in other SW states so don't attach it to other regions.

isan:
Go check the highest grossing films in Nigeria Cinema history they Yorubas movies

safarigirl:
Nairaland how far? I'm back with another review for the much anticipated movie, Gangs of Lagos (I don dey track this film since 2021, so, I'm glad it is now out). Been writing this review since Friday (abandoned it multiple times), but I'm trying to not be lazy, so, I must finish it.

The movie was directed by foremost writer and director, Jade Osiberu (Quentin Tarantino's role model), and stars the likes of emerging Action Hero, Tobi Bakre, the sultry Bimbo Ademoye, femme extraordinaire, Adesua Etomi-Wellington and soft boy singer, Chike Osebuka.

Without further ado, let us go into the tale of Isale Eko and its many factions. Shout out to the criminals in Nigerian politics who make these recent stories possible, without you dirty, slimy cretins, where would we find inspiration to write truly repulsive characters?

Movie Title: Gangs of Lagos

Cast:
Tobi Bakre
Adesua Etomi-Wellington
Chike Osebuka
Tayo Faniran
Olarotimi Fakunle
Bimbo Ademoye
Chioma Chukwuka

Director: Jade Osiberu

Screenplay: Jade Osiberu, Kayode Jegede

Run Time: 2 Hrs.

Plot:

We see life on the streets of Isale Who through the eyes of 3 friends navigating their destinies in the murky streets.


Review:


Okay okay, now, let's go into this movie and why it deserves all the accolades. First off, let's get into the storyline, basically, viewers go through a timeline of when the trio of Obalola (Bakre), Gift/Ebun (Etomi-Wellington) and Ify (Osebuka), were kids, and how they were mini terrors, until fate brought them to the street king at the time, the Eleniyan, Ninalowo (Faniran), who took them in and had great plans for them, until life happened and those plans just didn't come to light. They are transferred to a new Eleniyan, Kazeem (Fakunle), who doesn't quite share the vision of Nino in their lives.

As earlier said, I thank the usual political criminals in Nigeria, whose lives inspire these stories, because you can basically pin an actual person to some of the key characters. Despite this movie being shot in 2021, it almost feels like watching a premonition of what took place in 2023 and the sentiments that abound....but not to digress, or ruin a good story for those who have not watched it, let me move on to the performances.

See, una see Tobo G, make una leave this Action Hero work for am. If you loved Tobi in Brotherhood, you'll love him as much in Gangs of Lagos, he was so good as Obalola, he embodied the character, he portrayed the right emotions, his words were scathing when they needed to be and heavy when they needed to be, he was one of a number of stars, so, let me continue to the others. Rotimi Fakunle, if I see that man anywhere, I go dobale for am, because he was just the type of bad guy you hate. No fruity speeches, no charm, just straight up demon child from the abyss. He gave so much life to the character of Kazeem, not so much that you ended up wishing him well, but you'd just really hate his guts. Adesua Etomi-Wellington also pulled off another wonderful performance as Gift, when you consider she played that role 5 months after giving birth, you really have to cut cap for her. I'd seen a few people comparing her to some light skinned actress some weeks back and they dared to say Adesua couldn't act, but I hope they keep their opinions to themselves after seeing her performance, the scene where she was required to be emotional was so powerful....I've watched Gangs of Lagos twice and both times I cried in those scenes, and Adesua's performance was 30% responsible for the tears.


Tayo Faniran's performance as Nino was also a joy to watch, to be honest, the last time I saw Tayo in a movie I was convinced he had lost his way to the set, because his performance was awful to say the least, so, I was a bit wary of what he would bring to this movie. I was pleasantly surprised to see him hold his own in such a powerful lineup, I'm happy he got this opportunity (he's another one of my BB babies, so, I celebrate his wins). I do hope working on that set has helped him realise his strengths and how best to utilise them in his career.

Now, let us go to the Angela Bassett of the case, Chioma Chukwuka, whose monologue in the Church scene is possibly the most powerful thing you'll see in a Nigerian movie in a while. Chioma came prepared to show us why she has spent over two decades in Nollywood, and she did not disappoint. Not many can pull off the monologue she did in that movie, and I do hope someone has dusted up a plaque with her name on it, because we will be expecting nothing less for something so powerful.

Chike my love, my first born, was so likeable in that movie. I have to admit, there are people I have some bias for in the industry, because I've followed their journeys from when they first started bustling to where they are now, and I appreciate the growth. Chike is one of such people (Tobi too), so, I was hyped to see him on the movie poster and he did not disappoint as Ify/Pana, the fun-loving, happy-go-lucky member of the trio.

Make I no spend too much time on the cast, let's move on to other things that made the movie worth watching. There is nothing I enjoy more than the use of indigenous language in our movies and GOL went all out, it was so important that the language of the streets of Isale Eko be used in telling the story, and the writing fully did that. Another thing I appreciated, it may not have been so major, but the use of the Eyo masquerades in that movie, the symbolism attached to their purpose, was so thrilling. Everytime they showed up, I was giddy with excitement. Shout out to the writers for that brilliant input.

Cinematography was topnotch as usual, once again, it was greatly applied in the scene with Chioma's monologue. The musical scores were also nice, I really enjoyed the song from Pana at the club, it's a bop. Hopefully, there are plans to give us a full track from that.

Now, let's get to some of the issues noticed, because while this could have easily been a 10/10 production, there are certain heavy gaffes that couldn't be overlooked, chief of which is the subtitling, why was everything "in Yoruba", even when it clearly wasn't? Whoever was responsible for subtitling no try at all, the first fighting scene was also not giving what they were going for, something was just amiss, and then there was a scene in the end where the camera caught one of the crew members, and it wasn't edited out.

Miss Jade did the business with Gangs of Lagos, I don't know if I prefer it to Brotherhood, but she has clearly marked her name up there as someone who is ready to tackle Crime Drama in our movies instead of the usual comedy or romance that has littered the industry. I wish her and everyone involved in the movie even more inspiration to shoot unexplored stories.


Verdict: Definitely worth watching. Massive replay value.

Rating: 8.5/10

If you've watched the movie, tell us what you think about it. Did it have you in your feelings? Whose performance was your favourite? And what would you rate it?

Persephone1:
I'm not watching... I'm yet to recover from Shanty town.

The cast list is not intriguing to say the least.

jimcaddy:
Well shoutout to the cast of the movie. I just watched it. Even though I wasn't really impressed with the plot, but the cinematography was excellent. But I still preferred Brotherhood to Gangs of Lagos. I think there should be a sequel to Brotherhood.

Kayyy:


Only 3-4 of your posts says alot about you and your school of thought, so no point to drag anything further, like I said there are some people oblivious to criminals and agbero in their state but only see Lagos due to their tribal bias, you just represent a perfect example

Michelle55:
To be honest, I cried like a child( perhaps, these past few months has been a rollercoaster for me) but the movie made me weep like a child especially the scene where Adesuwa said" he was all alone" repeatedly when Ify/Pana died. That scene got me so bad.😭😭😭😭

donforeign:
u no get work

Magnoliaa:


God will help them.

If you said this on Twitter, I can already picture hoe they'll be dragging you for being against "our own" or call you an hater.

As for the cancel culture topic, I'll see.

I may write something on it in my diary.

doggedfighter:
Have you written ?

If not mention me when you do.

ajoyeleke:


I wanted to invest with u b4, but I noticed u keep registering new moniker everyday hence I snell scam

RPG2020:



I have reported you to the real business owner

Agrocharcoal5:
my account is being banned for doing free advert

Afri04:
Do not invest with the guy o…na rogue

ajoyeleke:


Haha tnk u for saving my life

Pls can u share ur experience with him

Afri04:
As a guest here I saw his post on nairaland on charcoal biz with moniker agrobusiness which was later banned but after researching I got his contact through another moniker Ltrust who is into charcoal biz who told me he was not in Kwara presently but he will link me up with someone in Kwara.He gave me the contact and it came out to be agrobusiness moniker number which I have been looking for but from how things turned out I discovered Ltrust and agribusiness abi na Agrocharcoal05 which might later change to agrothief was the same person with different phone numbers.

I contacted agrocharcoal05 and he said he based in Offa in Kwara State….I called his number that I would be coming to Igosun near Offa with a friend to inspect his pig farm so better for me to use the opportunity to see him and he agreed.Reaching Igosun he said he was in Osogbo on a trip that he would make it down.Some hours after after calling.he said he can’t make it to Igosun since he doesn’t know me,fine we are having security issues in Nigeria,nobody to trust.

We now agreed to meet at Total filling station in Offa but to my surprise when I reached total filling station his cell number was switched off,after trying like five times I took my leave to Ilorin.Before reaching Ajase town this guy called that he had a flat battery,no wahala am already on my way,possibly Saturday I should be back….that night I had chats with him to tell more about charcoal biz and what it entails possibly we don’t even need to see and do this biz.

We had nice chats but telling my friends they disagreed that how would I invest millions to someone that ibdon’t know,Okay I agreed and called him that can he make it down to Ilorin I would foot the bills but I had changed of minds cuz Offa is not far from Ilorin and said guy I will make it down….On my way he called and asked have you left Ilorin and I said yes,oh you should have make it tomorrow cuz am busy and he said okay no problem you can make it I will attend to you.

I said look am not the owner of the cash I want to invest,just to let him know how important is the biz,getting to Offa again I called the guy he said he was busy but would soon leave to see me.I waited for more than an hours inside my car,calling him back to back he said he was in Erin Ile a town after Offa and I said no problem I will make it to Erin Ile.He described where I would stopped which was after Erin bridge.I did as he directed me but funny I put a call to him and his replied was “YOU WANT TO KIDNAPPED ME”and I was like what is this trash.I ranted back to him on phone and cursed him which I never did in my life….I just left the place,on my way back the army on boarder between Offa and Erin Ile.I narrated my shocking experience they just smiled and said big man thank God you did not fall victim…my man sincerely I wanted to invest 5 millions but to start with a million first.

Fact,Nairaland is a good place to do biz but we have terrible scammers here who are devils incarnations and ready to defraud.Imagine advertising”Agrobusiness said he need a partner to invest with cus he didn’t have enough of money and the same agribusiness abi na charcoal05 now said I wanted to kidnap him cus of millions he had….very and nasty experience….I registered on nairaland from guest mode to expose this guy….Oga run o.

ajoyeleke:


My boss tnk God Ana thank u for sharing this. U just saved me from throwing 3 million into Bush.

I just noticed a spirit drawing me back ever since I called d guy

Afri04:
As a guest here I saw his post on nairaland on charcoal biz with moniker agrobusiness which was later banned but after researching I got his contact through another moniker Ltrust who is into charcoal biz who told me he was not in Kwara presently but he will link me up with someone in Kwara.He gave me the contact and it came out to be agrobusiness moniker number which I have been looking for but from how things turned out I discovered Ltrust and agribusiness abi na Agrocharcoal05 which might later change to agrothief was the same person with different phone numbers.

I contacted agrocharcoal05 and he said he based in Offa in Kwara State….I called his number that I would be coming to Igosun near Offa with a friend to inspect his pig farm so better for me to use the opportunity to see him and he agreed.Reaching Igosun he said he was in Osogbo on a trip that he would make it down.Some hours after after calling.he said he can’t make it to Igosun since he doesn’t know me,fine we are having security issues in Nigeria,nobody to trust.

We now agreed to meet at Total filling station in Offa but to my surprise when I reached total filling station his cell number was switched off,after trying like five times I took my leave to Ilorin.Before reaching Ajase town this guy called that he had a flat battery,no wahala am already on my way,possibly Saturday I should be back….that night I had chats with him to tell more about charcoal biz and what it entails possibly we don’t even need to see and do this biz.

We had nice chats but telling my friends they disagreed that how would I invest millions to someone that ibdon’t know,Okay I agreed and called him that can he make it down to Ilorin I would foot the bills but I had changed of minds cuz Offa is not far from Ilorin and said guy I will make it down….On my way he called and asked have you left Ilorin and I said yes,oh you should have make it tomorrow cuz am busy and he said okay no problem you can make it I will attend to you.

I said look am not the owner of the cash I want to invest,just to let him know how important is the biz,getting to Offa again I called the guy he said he was busy but would soon leave to see me.I waited for more than an hours inside my car,calling him back to back he said he was in Erin Ile a town after Offa and I said no problem I will make it to Erin Ile.He described where I would stopped which was after Erin bridge.I did as he directed me but funny I put a call to him and his replied was “YOU WANT TO KIDNAPPED ME”and I was like what is this trash.I ranted back to him on phone and cursed him which I never did in my life….I just left the place,on my way back the army on boarder between Offa and Erin Ile.I narrated my shocking experience they just smiled and said big man thank God you did not fall victim…my man sincerely I wanted to invest 5 millions but to start with a million first.

Fact,Nairaland is a good place to do biz but we have terrible scammers here who are devils incarnations and ready to defraud.Imagine advertising”Agrobusiness said he need a partner to invest with cus he didn’t have enough of money and the same agribusiness abi na charcoal05 now said I wanted to kidnap him cus of millions he had….very and nasty experience….I registered on nairaland from guest mode to expose this guy….Oga run o.

Modified….Agrobusinees or Agrichacoal05 later tender unreservedly apologies to me and we made up after he narrated what happened to him before that faithful day.He though I was the same person that had earlier contacted him some weeks before our agreed date….We have made up and talked it over in peaceful ways.