A Trip to Jamaica

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A Trip to Jamaica
Nse Ikpe Etim
  • Dan Davies
  • Eric Roberts
  • Alphonso A'Qen-Aten Jackson
    • Production
    company
    Corporate World Pictures
    Distributed byFilmOne
    Release date
    • 25 September 2016 (2016-09-25)
    Running time
    		100 minutes
    CountryNigeria

    A Trip to Jamaica is a 2016 Nigerian

    Nse Ikpe Etim and Dan Davies (actor).[1] The film tells a story about the adventures of a newly engaged couple in their relatives residence outside Nigeria, and how the secrets of their host led to the eventual breakup of their union amidst the culture shock of the new country and living with upper-class citizens. Though a huge box office success, breaking the record set by 30 Days in Atlanta for the highest-grossing Nigerian film
    , it received mainly mixed to negative reviews from critics.

    The movie had its worldwide premiere on 25 September 2016 in

    Jay Jay Okocha, Peter Rufai, Joseph Yobo and Stephen Appiah.[2]

    Plot

    The film starts with an Akpos (

    Jay Jay Okocha how to play soccer. After, he claimed that Patoranking and Cynthia Morgan can speak better Jamaican Patois than them. The men were speaking Jamaican patois but could not be understood by his friends, who hung up after a short while. After he went with the same men and was smoking Jamaican skunk, after which he went crazy. He also asked for a drink called "Sex on The Beach", which he thought was actual sex on a beach. Akpos and he bar attendant later made out. While Bola was "taking swimming lessons from a man called Marlon. Later in the movie, Akpos, Abigail and Michael were kidnapped by Casper's (Paul Campbell
    ) men, then Bola, and the rest call the police and Casper gets arrested with his men.It was later revealed that Michael was a drug baron, who was on the run from a mafia group in a cartel. On discovering that his location has been compromised, Michael relocates his family to Jamaica.

    Cast

    Reception

    Nollywood reinvented rated the movie at 31% and states that the only thing the movie has going for it is the laughs, but that too is sparse in quantity. [3]

    Okon Ekpo of YNaija panned the film from the acting to the story and the directing. He opined that the director [Peters] had not improved from his lapses in 30 Days in Atlanta. He went further to fault the storyline explaining that the screenplay was "shoddy" and "unsure of itself". He described Funke Akindele, as a genuinely funny actress, who was finding it difficult to be humorous because of the poor script. He also noted that the acting was a letdown from what was seen in 30 Days in Atlanta but praised the continuity and picture quality as an improvement from the previous film.[4]

    Isedehi Aigbogun of Film Scriptic gave it a mixed to positive review, saying: "A Trip to Jamaica is a thoroughly enjoyable and humorous movie....it's quite interesting seeing Dan Davies (Michael) as an evil person who surprisingly knows how to keep his calm. The audience feels a lot of tension when the comical couple go over the top with him...this is a strong theme. Nse Ikpe-Etim (Abigal) was exquisite in her act....although some of the other performances fell short of what was expected. Overall I genuinely enjoyed the movie".[5]

    Chidumga Izuzu of Pulse Nigeria was also critical of the film's comedic themes, describing it as a "mediocre comedy film" with limited laughing points and many unconnected jokes. She explained that Etim's interpretation of her role was flat and was lacking life. Makun was noted to have exaggerated his role as Apors. Izuzu also opined that the inclusion of Patoranking and Cynthia Morgan added no value to the film. On the plot, he described the film as proving that "a funny idea does not always make a funny movie". In comparison to 30 Days in Atlanta, Izuzu described the film as "a lesser intelligent story".[6]

    Prior to the release of the film to Nigerian cinemas,

    Hollywood films in 2016 including Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Captain America: Civil War, Suicide Squad, London Has Fallen, Gods of Egypt and Doctor Strange.[7]

    In November 2016, the film was reported to have grossed 168 million naira, breaking the previous record set by 30 Days in Atlanta. It also broke records for the first film to hit 35 million in first weekend, the first film to hit 62 million in its first week, the fastest film to gross 100 million (17 days) and the fastest film to gross 150 million (six weeks).[8]

    It opened at the Odeon Cinemas in London in December 2016 and became the highest-grossing film that weekend in London while also becoming the highest per screen average film in the UK during its limited run.[9][10]

    It won the Africa Entertainment Legends Award (AELA) for Best Cinema Film of 2016 and received four nominations at the 2017

    Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, including categories for best actress in a comedy, best writer, best movie (West Africa) and best actor in a comedy. The award show was held in March 2017 in Lagos State.[11][12]

    Complete list of awards
    Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
    2017 Best of Nollywood Awards Movie with the Best Cinematography A Trip to Jamaica Won [13]
    Best Comedy of the Year Won

    References

    1. admin (September 28, 2016). "Funke Akindele Makes Appearance With Husband At 'A Trip To Jamaica' Premiere". Archived
      from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
    2. ^ admin (September 21, 2016). "AY Makun's movie, A Trip to Jamaica, set for world premiere". Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
    3. ^ "A Trip To Jamaica". Nollywood Reinvented. 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
    4. ^ Ekpo, Okon (October 6, 2016). "REVIEW: AY'S 'A TRIP TO JAMAICA' TRIES TOO HARD TO BE FUNNY, DOESN'T SUCCEED". Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
    5. ^ ISD (2016-10-08). "A TRIP TO JAMAICA: A COMEDY OF 3RR0R5". Film Scriptic. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
    6. ^ Izuzu, Chidumga (September 29, 2016). "A Trip to Jamaica" tries too hard to amuse". Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
    7. ^ Jannah, Immanuel (November 21, 2016). "AY breaks own Guinness World record with 'A Trip to Jamaica'". Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
    8. ^ "Winning! AY's Sophomore Movie 'A Trip to Jamaica' breaks his Debut Movie '30 Days in Atlanta's Guinness World Record". November 21, 2016. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
    9. ^ "Appleton actor in Nollywood's No. 1 film". Post-Crescent Media. Archived from the original on 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
    10. ^ "'A trip to Jamaica' by AY Comedian tops Hollywood Movies at the Odeon London Cinemas". Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
    11. ^ "'A Trip to Jamaica' Int'l star Dan Davies talks the movie - ONMAX". ONMAX. 2016-12-18. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
    12. ^ Awojulugbe, Oluseyi (December 15, 2016). "FULL LIST: '76 earns 14 nominations for AMVCA 2017". Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
    13. ^ "BON Awards 2017: Kannywood's Ali Nuhu receives Special Recognition Award". Daily Trust. 2017-11-23. Archived from the original on 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-07.

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