Nigerian Prince
Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: October 19, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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80
The New York TimesHelen T. VerongosOct 18, 2018
In Grace’s stifling house, the electricity is dicey and the internet nonexistent. There isn’t a shower or extra bed. Just the third-world glaze of sweat and privation you see everywhere in this richly endowed land of economic imbalance, an atmosphere the film, Faraday Okoro’s feature debut, captures expertly. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreAug 20, 2020
The street life is vividly captured, and the dialogue — in English, Igbo and Yoruba (with English subtitles) — is sharp and expository. Read full review
63
Film Journal InternationalDoris ToumarkineOct 25, 2018
Character development and backstory needed more work and would have added to better, more engaged storytelling. Read full review
60
VarietyOwen GleibermanOct 18, 2018
Okoro has bent over backwards not to make the poverty-row version of a glib crime thriller, but he shouldn’t have bent so far. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleOct 18, 2018
When the stakes are raised, ho-hum thriller plotting takes over and Okoro struggles to clarify what his characters want. By the end, everyone’s motivations are fuzzy and the promise of a uniquely complex story of cross-cultural education, opportunity and morality has withered. Read full review
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