Before Valentine's

Before Valentine

Set in a high-end salon, Before Valentine tries to dazzle viewers with what the Valentine season is all about (love and lovers), but, it ultimately doesn't succeed at this.

Before Valentine doesn't bring anything new to love, and even the themes it tries to raise are done in a lackluster manner. The events in this movie are mundane, but the setting and aesthetics they're displayed in come off plastic and out of reach. It also seems like the nigerian-ness has been sucked out of it, making it less relatable and that leaves it in a tricky situation seeing as it's not Nigerian enough and also not western enough.

There are also various suspend your belief moments scattered around in the movie that are off-putting. The subplot of Sugar's mum and the supposed robbery and how it's concluded are very unbelievable; it's also incredibly hilarious how we're meant to believe that the hairdressers were stuck making those hairstyles for their clients for the whole day. Trying to cram all the events of the movie into one day was highly detrimental to the movie.

In all, Before Valentine is a light hearted movie about love, friendship and human connections, but, if you're looking for something new or even gripping, it doesn't deliver on that.

I just saw this movie and came here to see what the ratings were. Shocked to see the poor reviews and decided to create an account just to encourage folks to see this movie. I loved everything about it. It's not your typical Nollywood family based movie, most of the scenes were shot in an upscale Island hair/nail salon. It basically shows how the four main characters love lives unravel/ evolve on the day before Valentine's Day. The banter, teasing and sometimes subtle mockery between the hairdressers and 2 customers (all played by gorgeous girls and one amazing guy) made for such an enjoyable experience for me after a long, stressful work week that I encourage you to see it. If you're looking for a light hearted movie that actually deals with some serious issues in a non typical setting, this is the movie for you.

Before Valentine's was a gripping story underneath, it just wasn't well packaged

DELICIOUS

-There were lots of captivating characters: Uche Montana stepped up her game by playing the crazy, flashy, sassy hairdresser, while Bolaji Ogunmola played the overzealous and religious hairdresser.

We can't forget Ben Touitou's feminine behavior even to the extent of wearing nail polish😄

Great that the story included various characters which made us curious to know them more

-The film was a pure depiction of the flashy lives people like to put out in front of others. We live more freely when we do not subscribe to social conditioning

-Costume and makeup designs displayed the bougie appearance the characters were all aspiring for. Everyone looked polished and fancy

BLAND

-The photography had no control over the lighting; the extreme brightness distorted the images

-The sound engineering was releasing echos and humming sounds

-The story wasn't told and directed in a thought-provoking or charismatic way. The constant shots in the salon made the screenplay a bit dull.

The story centered around a salon but we barely saw any impressive hairstyles

-Acting, for the most part, was weak, especially when it came to Tamara's husband, Baaj adebule, Dr Sid, etc

All of these factors worked to deflate a potentially good movie.

Horrible movie. The director and writer have no clue how to write or direct a movie and keep the action flowing.

The acting is MISERABLE. Hands down, this is the worst movie I have seen in 40 years.

There is nothing I can recommend with it. It looks like it was made for less than twenty grand. The acting is rudimentary, like it was a college acting program, so you know what you are gonna get. Garbage is what you are gonna get.

I was so bored watching this garbage I actually nodded out for ten mnutes inthe middle. Didnt miss anything either.

Nor will you. Avoid at all costs. Trust me. You will kee your sanity.

Do you miss the excitement of taking a test you know you'll fail? Maybe the glee of being a petite woman and slowly realising your tinder date slipped something in your drink because, whatever it is, just started working. And guess what, i know he doesnt have a lambo because we're now getting in his white van!!! Tee hee! Or Maybe you just want all the joy and sensation of pushing out potato sized kidney stone? Then this is the film for you. Theres no direction to the film, you get constant lense flairs, the dialogue is often pointless and the mic frequently clips and cuts out. Wtf. Wt actual f.