Bad Black

The story of Wakaliwood is so wholesome. This is a pretty well made and entertaining movie. Has more cohesive story than several blockbuster Hollywood movies. Not to mention the Twitch meta that these movies ended up creating.

This film takes a very different style to Who Killed Captain Alex. It follows a long tale with many issues relating to current affairs in Uganda. The CGI has greatly improved from the previous film, with a clearly higher budget than before. VJ Emmie is great as always, and provides necessary commentary throughout the film. Dont miss the end credits scene

Imagine the most bizarre film you can possibly imagine. Now imagine if it was made in a Ugandan slum with no budget. Yes, that is this movie.

"If it's so low quality, why did you give it 10 stars???"

Because this film had my eyes glued to the screen the whole time. Not even the highest budget, best-shot film of all time can claim the ability to keep my 7-second attention span off my phone, but this strange-as-heck film kept my eyes wide and my lungs ready for laughter.

The plot is bizarrely nonlinear, the characters are great, the cinematography is surprisingly okay for it being handheld the whole time, there are more twists than a pretzel, and I would recommend this film to anybody. Plus, my laptop is now adorned with a Wakaliwood sticker, which came with the film.

If you've seen Who Killed Captain Alex, you will not be dissatisfied. You will enjoy it for what it's worth. Bad Black is the next film in Wakaliwood's library and it delivers. Like Captain Alex, it's funny, nonsensical, has nonstop action, and the one and only, VJ Emmie. You may notice reoccurring actors from Captain alex, as well as new ones. The plot is hard to follow for me and can sometimes not make sense, but that's the beauty of it. Seeing every weird plot twist, and seeing random directions of the story makes the movie that more enjoyable. It's a little worse than Captain Alex, but it is very enjoyable. I recommend watching it! There is a blu-ray you can buy that contains Bad Black and Captain Alex as well as a bunch of bonus features. You can find it on Amazon and support the creators. Overall, a 7/10.

Having started the year with Uganda's first action movie, the ultra low-budget smash hit Who Killed Captain Alex?, there is no better way to wrap this year than by returning to Wakaliwood in order to bring my 2021 journey in film full circle. A powerhouse of unbridled energy & limitless creativity, Bad Black is yet another fun, enjoyable & wholesome delight from the humble artists operating from the slums of Wakaliga.

Written, produced, directed, edited & photographed by Nabwana I. G. G., what excludes his works from the "so bad it's good" category is the actual zest, drive & imagination behind his efforts. Its comparison to a movie like The Room has no merit coz where Tommy Wiseau's disaster had us laughing at his utter incompetency, Nabwana's film has us sharing a laugh with him & his crew but with an admiration for what he pulls off with just $65 budget.

Bad Black features a story that has it all: action, drama, crime, conflict, conspiracy, bizarre twists & more, all presented in a wicked non-linear structure and accompanied by Video Joker Emmie's rib-tickling narration that makes the ride endlessly amusing. As before, the film exudes a genuine sense of joy which allows the love, heart & honesty to shine through in ways that even the best of Hollywood fails to produce most times despite all their money & resources.

Overall, Bad Black makes for a wild, hilarious & rambunctious offering from the self-taught Ugandan filmmaker who makes magic happen with mere scraps of filmmaking tools and gets maximum mileage out of minimal resources. The primary purpose of movies is to entertain, and Bad Black more than delivers on that. A labour of love in all its unadulterated glory, this Wakaliwood epic runs entirely on Nabwana's passion for filmmaking and is as endearing as it is ridiculously entertaining.