marionmuli

40 Sticks has been on my List on Netflix since it came out but I never really got around to it. I finally watched it today. Good trial for a movie from Kenya. First of its genre for us and it really did make an effort. Biggie (Mwaura Bilal) was my favourite. He really gave life to the gangster character, as well as the fear when people started dying. He just has that type of face.

Edge of my seat suspenseful, gave me some good scares and first time ever in a book or movie that I haven't been able to predict the ending. Crazy plot twist.

There are some plot holes and some cringe lines. The killer could have done with some character build up for some likeability to make the ending more satisfying; but that might have made it predictable...

Overall score: 7/10. Gave it a 10/10 to upvote the really low scores.

I found myself waiting for the protagonist to die several times during the series. That just about sums it up. There is a lot of unnecessary dialogue, stretched out scenes that we could have done without; yet not enough back story or information on the main characters and events (like the fact that the main couple spent 18 months apart before he moved to America is only mentioned in passing in a phone call between the sisters).

Amy is unlikeable almost all through, comes across as rude, abrasive, entitled, selfish a lot of the time with everyone else (incl her daughter) except her husband.

As one of the reviewers said, it helps to know it is based on a true story. I spent episode 1-5 bored out of my mind then found out and got a bit more invested in the story.

Episode 7 gets a 10/10 from me which boosts the rating. Otherwise the rest of it is just an empty filler. I couldn't believe there was a whole 55minute episode after the main event.