Love or Something Like That

Love or Something Like That be 2014 Ghanaian Nigerian film directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso. It stars John Dumelo, Joselyn Dumas plus OC Ukeje. Na de film get ein London premiere for 28 November 2014 for Odeon Cinema. Eget two nominations for de 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards.

Cast

• John Dumelo as Alex Walker
• Joselyn Dumas as Kwarley Mettle
• OC Ukeje as Henry Dominic
• Nana Mensah as Asantewaa
• Christabel Ekeh as Sonia
• Eckow Smith-Asante as Psychologist

Plot

De film tell story about newly married couple and de distractions dem face from work shortly after wedding ceremony. Kwarley Mettle (Joselyn Dumas) get raw sex with her boyfriend, Henry Dominic (OC Ukeje) against her will, two years before dem get married. Dis make am require say her husband, Alex Walker (John Dumelo) use protection each time dem sleep together. Henry and Kwarley meet again after he get admitted to her hospital for treatment. On recognizing him ex-girlfriend, Henry immediately leave de hospital without speaking to her. Kwarley go to him patient file, see say he get cancer and AIDs. She locate him home address den pay him visit. On getting der, she tell am how she dey disappointment give am.

Reception

De film get bad review from (link unavailable), wey notice say de film resemble Tango with Me, another film wey Shirley Frimpong-Manso direct. Dem say for both films, couples dey find am hard to do de thing because of rape incident. Dem also say extra-marital affair dey buffer effect for both films. Tango with Me and Love or Something Like That both end with de husbands feel guilty say dem no dey care for dem wife well. Additionally, Devil in de Detail, another film by dis director, get similar dialogue like dis film during marital advice session to de couple. Dem also criticize Kwarley say she shock after seeing Henry for de first time despite having him file on her desk. Finally, dem describe de film say e get faulty premise since now dey common for couples to do HIV test before dem get married for church, not to mention say de bride be medical doctor sef.

Kolapo Olapoju of YNaija give de film mixed review, chale! Dem criticize de sex scene for de film, say e resemble de ones for Devil in de Detail, describe am as "clumsy and unbelievable", and explain say John and Joselyn "dey wear cloth from waist upwards, de lower half hide under covered sheet, dey pretend to dey enjoy de sex". Dem fault de storyline say e no realistic but praise Joselyn Dumas acting, say e be de best thing for de film. Dem also say de use of Davido song for de film no make sense, say na just to attract Nollywood market..