The Trade (2023)

We’re always excited anytime Jade drops a movie as she has a brilliant mind and values quality. Somehow The Trade wasn’t her style. The film had a good initiative but couldn’t stand up straight due to the misused cast and inadequate screenplayDELICIOUS-The Trade was a great initiative to raise awareness on the rampant increase of kidnappings in Nigeria and the story gave us an idea of the current situation-Always a pleasure to see veteran actors like Franca Brown, Chiwetalu Agu, as well as other actors like Rita Dominic and Uru Eke-The story provided a good presentation of Eric as the kidnapper who left no trace behind. We got to see his entourage, connections, and activities.BLAND-The Trade had an ensemble cast but didn’t use the actors properly.; many characters came and went abruptly..
-It’s becoming a broken record to always mention sound engineering issues in Nollywood ?-Overall, the screenplay wasn’t gripping, don’t think there was a climax at all. The scenes were plain, not seasoned with suspense or terror.