Guess what I finally watched Chief Daddy and it was worth my time. I’m sure you already know it was star-studded.
The beauty of the star-studding of this movie is that every single actor brought their spice to make the movie amazing.
The cast includes Falz, Joke Silva, Funke Akindele, Kate Henshaw, Patience Ozokwor, Nkem Owoh, Beverly Naya and many other Nollywood great actors.
“Chief Daddy” tells the story of billionaire industrialist Chief Beecroft, a flamboyant benefactor to a large extended family of relatives, household staff and assorted mistresses. Chief lives large, like there’s no tomorrow, until the day he dies suddenly and the ‘bullion van’ stops.
If the movie was jollof rice, it had all the ‘mendemendes’ a correct one should have. If it was a soup, it had all the ‘obstacles’ needed to make your eba or semo not come out of the soup plate empty handed. You get what I mean?
Anyways, Chief Daddy is a good movie, with an interesting storyline that keeps the audience entertained all through.
The movie was directed by Niyi Akinmolayan and he did a great job. I particularly enjoyed the camera movements used for transitioning.
Now, let’s look at the technical aspects of this review.
1. Story: Interesting story. It had some suspense especially toward the end.
2. Photography and Cinematography: This was great. The camera movements and lighting of each scene. The transitions from scenes was beautifully done. Kudos to the director and director of photography.
3. Sound: Now, this was the first thing that got my attention as the movie began. I believe it was deliberate that the sound from the cooking activities at the beginning of the movie added some rhyme to the soundtrack.
4. Editing: The editor did a good job. I think the DOP and Director made the editor’s job a lot easier.
5. Casting: Great casting with a mix of old and new Nollywood actors. The best actor in my opinion was Falz. He brought his A-game with the accent.
Kudos to the cast and crew of Chief Daddy. “Who’s your daddy?”
