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I am really not the type to lie. This was a solid idea. This story has a human centre. It is real, It could very well happen. I would not be surprised if this was a tale that the creators of this movie had heard somewhere adn decided to put it on screen. The audacity to attempt to tell this story is commendable enough.

The execution was piss poor. The acting could have used a lot work. The best actor here is a half-formed theatre kid. In spite of their efforts, and thouhg they destroyed certain other aspect of the fil; bad dialogue, bad cinematography, bad screenplay, the fact that it came from a good story is strong enough.

I hope we come to a time when we can take good stories and tell them properly; tweak endings, tweak events, baoance the equation, actually focus on character journeys for once, the better for us.

Nollywood suffers from a lack of structural storytelling. And I think I can help them fix that. I would explain how they messed up down to the detail but I would bring parts out of the film. Frankly, it is bad screenplaying too.

In fact, if you hate Avenue 5, you might just have weird tastes, What else are you looking for ina comedy that has Hugh Laurie in it. Perhaps you do not know Hugh Laurie but satire and dry humour doesn't care about how you feel. It is not here to entertain you. Both forms of humore work to make fun of truths and the world as they see it. And frankly, there is no space for your feelings or sensibilities while they do.

I think Ianucci is a genius. This is not a warm comedy. It is bleak, and perfectly represent sjust how unhinged the human condition is. I think this can be rewatched. Absolutely loved it!