King of Boys: The Return of the King

Nigerians have to stop hyping a film just because it is made by one of their own. How else is the industry supposed to grow if we don't give honest reviews.

KOB2 had some interesting moments but basically it is just average. I've seen many more interesting old school and lower budget Nigerian movies with better acting too. For example, I really loved Sola Sobowale as Toyin Tomato in Superstory. That series is still memorable over 15+ years later. It left one aching to watch the next episode. There was little to no suspense or intrigue in the first 6 episodes of KOB2. I felt like I was "suffering myself" as they say. All the good stuff went into the final episode.

Also there's a lot of robotic English speaking. The actors should have been allowed to speak with their natural Nigerian accent so it flows. Some of the actors seemed so preoccupied with articulation that I think that sort off affected their acting. Even Sola Sobowale's acting went from good to electrifying whenever she spoke Yoruba or pidgin!

Also too many drawn out scenes that I had to fast forward, even though I was watching at 1.5 speed already.

All in all I will watch again if there is a KOB3.

I started off a tad frustrated by the drawn out scenes and felt the first couple of episodes over indulged a bit in the excess time that comes with TV series hence the 8/10...However! The later episodes more than made up for the slow burn. In fact I don't remember much of the first episodes. All I can think of is the incredible plot twists and how the entire story came together into a stunning finale. Naija to the world y'all. I'm so proud 👏🏾

The only reason I'm not going to give this a 10 out of 10 star review is because I found the story lacking. Many of the major characters weren't fully explored and were therefore wasted, and some of the plot twists made absolutely no sense. That aside, this series is an exquisite work of art. Everything from the cast to the music was perfect. You couldn't ask for a better actors, or ask for more beautiful locations. The scenery is a marvel to behold. The wardrobe mouth watering. The acting was superb.... Charley Boy is a delight to watch on camera. This was a wonderful effort by Kemi Adetiba and I'm really happy I got a chance to watch this. Looking forward to more and I'm sure the stories will improve.

I admire Kemi Adetiba. I think she's fantastic and Sola Sobawale is an amazing actress.

But if I will be honest, I thought this series was a bit weak. The way the story was told or the path it followed was weak, perhaps because it was made into a series.

From the start, the story seemed to drag. There were things I expected to happen (can't quite place my finger on what...not a filmmaker) but it just felt like certain things were missing, some things dragged, some things maybe unnecessary (some of the lighting/effects in some scenes) and there were scenes where the actor seemed tired.

There were unfulfilled expectations, and it made me wonder what the issue was because I remember I really liked the initial King of Boys (2018).

Couldn't have been better really. I wondered what they would create after the initial movie but this limited series shows that a lot of work went into the production of this movie.