The positives first: I applaud this attempt at making a movie about a cross-cultural love story. The Nigerian dress was beautiful throughout and the boy was precious. Conversations seemed mostly realistic and were entertaining. Nia Long is beautiful and Colin Firth particularly hot in this movie.
Unfortunately, that's not enough to save a movie that has too many plot holes to make it watchable, such as: why is Matthew in the south of France, why does he pass out in his car, and why on Earth wouldn't he divorce his witch of a wife? Maybe he has his reasons, but they're not given in the movie.
Beyond that the movie is entirely unbelievable. My main question right now is why Nimi would ever agree to be his mistress? How is she going to explain that to her son a couple of years down the road? Maybe editing did away with all the parts that would have explained and made it seem believable?
All in all, it's a waste of two talented actors.
Unfortunately, that's not enough to save a movie that has too many plot holes to make it watchable, such as: why is Matthew in the south of France, why does he pass out in his car, and why on Earth wouldn't he divorce his witch of a wife? Maybe he has his reasons, but they're not given in the movie.
Beyond that the movie is entirely unbelievable. My main question right now is why Nimi would ever agree to be his mistress? How is she going to explain that to her son a couple of years down the road? Maybe editing did away with all the parts that would have explained and made it seem believable?
All in all, it's a waste of two talented actors.