{"id":507,"date":"2020-12-17T14:17:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T14:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/?p=507"},"modified":"2022-10-09T03:23:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T03:23:12","slug":"introducing-the-kujus-2020-movie-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/introducing-the-kujus-2020-movie-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Kujus (2020) Movie Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Introducing the Kujus (2020)\u00a0<\/b><b>Synopsis:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introducing the Kujus tells the story of five Nigerian siblings who are at crossroads. They do not want to return to their hometown in Badagry for the five-year remembrance of their mother&#8217;s death. Mausi Kuju with the help of Maugbe Kuju (who orchestrates a plan to bring their other siblings together). For the plan to succeed, she must trick her siblings, but the volatile nature of their relationship means she does not know how exactly it would go.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Introducing the Kujus (2020)&nbsp; Movie Cast<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/bisola-aiyeola\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bisola Aiyeola<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as Mausi <\/span><\/li><li>Timini Egbuson as Maugbe<\/li><li>Femi Jacobs as Mautin<\/li><li>Kunle Remi as Mauyan<\/li><li>Ronke Odusanya as Maupe<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/bimbo-ademoye\/\">Bimbo Ademoye<\/a> as Ebi<\/li><li>MC Lively as Barry Wonder<\/li><li>Sophie Alakija as Lily<\/li><li>Folaremi Agunbiade as Chuks<\/li><li>Mimi Onalaja as Pamela<\/li><li>Chris Iheuwa as Otunba<\/li><li>Temitope Ogunleye as Tombra<\/li><li>Ayomide Ogunleye as Bibiana<\/li><li>Director: &nbsp;Biodun Stephen<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Screenplay<\/strong>: Donald Tombia, Mannie Oisemaye<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Producers<\/strong>: Winifred Okpapi, Bisola Aiyeola<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Director<\/strong>: Biodun Stephen<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Introducing-The-Kujus-movie-review.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Introducing-The-Kujus-movie-review.jpg\" alt=\"Introducing The Kujus movie review\" class=\"wp-image-514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Introducing-The-Kujus-movie-review.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Introducing-The-Kujus-movie-review-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Introducing-The-Kujus-movie-review-20x12.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Introducing the Kujus (2020): The <\/b><b>Review<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing you are assured of in this movie is continual laughter right from the start, all through the conflicts, and on to the final resolution.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my earlier reviews here on <a href=\"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/\">NollyRated<\/a>, I had said Bisola Ayeola needed a movie where she is the star, and I was very glad to see her talent and range well showcased in this movie.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introducing the Kujus movie reminds me of one of Tyler Perry\u2019s Madea movies, Madea\u2019s family reunion, but that is where the resemblance to a foreign movie ends. This is a wholly Nigerian movie.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The movie gave a showcase of water transportation available in Lagos, which is good promotion for the state. It was also refreshing to see a totally different location, Badagry, in a Nigerian movie. Badagry has potentials that have not been fully explored yet.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The storyline of Introducing The Kujus is truly believable, and relatable: long standing sibling rivalry that festered to the point that they hardly talked to each other. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all have such family members and it was hilarious to see the different characters&nbsp; portrayed, exaggerated though, but it is comedy, so it is fair game. Apart from being slapstick comedy, the movie tried to highlight the issue of diabetes, and it was artistically done, without being overboard. It fit nicely into the plot of the movie.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cast was a mix of veterans, new acts, social media acts, and faces from Yoruba Nollywood, in all a beautiful mix of actors.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Femi Jacobs is truly underrated, and I love his portrayal of his role. He always brings his A game.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bisola\u2019s range of emotions as an actor was well explored in this movie, and I love her acting. I look forward to seeing her in much more serious roles, perhaps as a villain. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ronke Odusanya has made her mark for years in Yoruba Nollywood and she is well respected. In Introducing The Kujus, she brought her A-game, and I enjoyed watching her interactions and synergy with the other actors.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pictures of the movies are so crisp and pleasant on the eyes. This is a lovely cinematic experience. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The location and props used were unusual, but they totally worked for the type of movie it is. I actually want to take a vacation to Badagry and experience the old buildings and enjoy the decor.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There were points when the comedy went overboard, and I wondered what was happening, but overall, it was worth the time, delivering a good laugh and lessons to be learnt.&nbsp; I look forward to more productions from Bisola Ayeola, who co-produced this movie.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NollyRated Score<\/strong>: Great Movie (4\/5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join Our Tribe on Twitter:&nbsp;<\/strong>For updates on new Nollywood movie reviews, cinema reviews, and Nigerian movie personalities, join our tribe on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NollyRated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">@NollyRated<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The movie, Introducing The Kujus, delivers continual laughter right from the start, all through the conflicts, and on to the final resolution.\u00a0Enjoy our review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[59,16],"class_list":["post-507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-review","tag-introducing-the-kujus","tag-movie-review"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1870,"href":"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507\/revisions\/1870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nollyrated.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}