MOVIE REVIEW: MOMS AT WAR

Written by Amarachi Ogbonnaya.

I like the fact that Nollywood producers are improving daily on their arts, it shows the industry is improving

Omoni Oboli is one fine producer who takes her art exceptionally well, she will certainly go places.

I saw the much anticipated movie, moms at war over the weekend, apologies for just writing the review now, been really busy.

From the visuals to the production and the casts, everything was well structured and everyone played their parts well.

The movie tells the story of two mothers - Ebubechukwu (an uptight and snobbish young mother and wife; played by Omoni Oboli) and Olaide (an often crude mother; played by Funke Akindele).

Despite living in the same rich neighbourhood, Ebube thinks Olaide is a village girl, who's just lucky to have stumbled into money and isn't fit to mingle with the elite.

Of course, they are not fond of each other, and to make matters worse, their kids - Bayo and Amara - attend the same school - Keswick - and are competing for a spot in a World scholar program; a very important program, which would stop the bank from shutting the school down.

The existing enmity between Laide and Ebube, and their need for the best for their kids, result in quite a number of hostile verbal and physical exchanges between them.

The mothers, especially Ebube, are quite cunning in their move to ensure that their kid gets the spot. They are not setting a good example for the kids, but they don't exactly care. They are engulfed by their dislike for each other.

Eventually, they bond over Olaide's cheating husband - Chidi; played by Yul Edochie, kicking off a beautiful friendship that is as hilarious and entertaining as their friction, whilst exploring the power of an alliance between two women, and dismantling the narrative that two women can't work together.

The movie has so many funny scenes like when the prostitute gave them her complimentary card at the bar, when they were both drunk while bonding over her cheating husband, when the boy saw his crush Amara and started eating well, when the husband told her the reason for cheating on her was because he saw her in those girls, the list is endless, I had a good laugh throughout the movie and I would recommend it to anyone.

The part where the husband told her he cheats on her because he sees her in those girls just made me cringy as to the kinds of  lies men tell women to cover up for their cheating behaviors.

Main casts: Omoni Oboli, Funke Akindele, Yul Edochie.