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Seeing that Shanty Town is a six-part series, one would have expected better character development and an ending that was worth it.

These and more were not gotten from the six-part series recently released to Netflix.

The series opens well, and I believed that I was in for a treat, but not really.

A combination of good makeup, mediocre sex scenes and ok vfx were this series selling points, because the story was riddled with plot holes.

Female extra characters are degraded and objectified, and the excuse of it being true to the story of the life of the average sex worker.

Chidi Mokeme was the stand out actor in this series, He brought his A-game and basically carried the series on his shoulders. The remainder of the main cast were giving what was expected. Peter Okoye's Yoruba accent... wow. He could have done with a trainer.

The plot of shanty town is shabby cacophony of stories that just lengthens the run time.

The ending was abrupt and totally unsatisfactory. For a six-part series.

The story could have used with a better ending but the producers had probably either run out of ideas or funding because the ending did nothing but add to already lingering bitter taste in our mouths.

In conclusion, the movie shanty town is a perfect example of having your heart in the right place but executing with the finesse of a toddler playing a piano.

This series opens with a fast and dark sequence of action scenes, giving a semblance of a promising start, but instead of building on this start, Shanty Town delves into a laden exposition that masks as the crux of the plot. This series never regains the thrill and urgency that the opening scene has.

Shanty Town is all about the male gaze, and is shameless in its portrayal. Female characters are degraded and objectified, and the excuse of it being a true attempt at showing the lives of sex workers is flimsy at best.

Shanty Town also employs gore and violence, but this isn't done to promote the plot, but is provided for shock factor. It's almost as if the creators decided to shoe in as much violence as they could fit in.

The plot of Shanty Town is a shabby patchwork of various stories and subplots that only help propel the runtime but not the story. Shanty Town trails to a very unsatisfactory end, with copious plotholes.

The only saving grace of Shanty Town is in its brilliant cast. Chidi Mokeme, Ini Edo, Nse Ikpe Etim, Richard Mofe Damijo, Nancy Isime, Shaffy Bello, and others try their best with the poorly developed story they were given to work with.

Shanty Town can best be described as a meal ruined by having too many cooks, the cooks in this instance are the towering subplots and themes that were incorporated.

First of, it has an exaggerated cast of an all inclusive all stars.

By the way, what in the name of acting did Peter Okoye do?? And why are there so many veteran actors??

Secondly, the storyline is beautiful as it reflects the typical lifestyle of current day polluted politicians whose ill-wealth is generated from sex workers, human trafficking, corruption, organized crimes, drugs and other illegal activities.

Applaudable also, is the use of ibibio language (finally the use of another language asides Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba).

However, for a six episode story, the movie lacked suspense and the ending??? It was rather shabby Anyways, by Nollywood standard, it may be a masterpiece.

There are some key issues that prevent this series from accomplishing its goals and here they are broken down:

1, Action sequences They are baaad. One move somehow is chopped into 4 different cuts with outrageously bad sound effects. This would be find on its own but in the opening salvo there are literal anti-tank mines going off all over the place seemingly for no reason!

2, The premise It suffers from horrible character development and a lack of agency from any of the supposed leads. Instead of having one or two characters drive the story, you have a mess of underdeveloped would be protagonists all pulling in different directions. By the end you're as confused as you were when the E1 started.

3, Effects The sound doesn't work, if anything it irritates you and pulls you out of whatever engagement you're able to cultivate - but it pales in comparison to the mediocre visual effects. I will concede this is a Nollywood film so you're not exactly expecting much but even by those standards it manages to disappoint.

If you can get over those issues, which I had a hard time doing then you're in for literal torturous viewing.

This is one of those adequately budgeted, for-show Nigerian production that's supposed to represent the country in the international market. Unfortunately, this show is below par, maybe by nigerian movie standards it's a masterpiece but still, it is mediocre. The biggest culprit here is the writing, the writing is so poor and unable to produce a coherent storyline and good dialogue. The pacing both moves slow and fast. Characters are cliches almost to the point of caricatures. Most of them lack any depth. But one could say the saving grace here is the performances? But not all tho, Chidi Mokeme as Scar was sublime, inhabiting his character wholly and embracing his eccentricities. He was actually enjoyable to watched but was a bit one dimensional. His character wasn't given much to work with. Ini Edo is up for the task but more often than not she overacts and her character is also quite predictable. Nse Ikpe-Etim as Ene was one of the better performers, she was understated with her performance and played quite a bit complex character. An awful performance, however, comes from Peter Okoye who played Femi. Peter can't act to save his life, good singer but terrible actor! As for the technical aspects, I thought the cinematography was good; the lighting was well done but the editing could be better, at some point I thought I was a watching a music video; scenes jumped from one scene to other with no explanation. People sometimes magically appear in places they shouldn't be. There was an attempt for fight choreography which was partially enjoyable but also somewhat embarassing to watch given how poorly done it was. The practical effects in the opening sequence was however excellent and praiseworthy. The story was predictable and formulaic, there's also the incorporation of supernatural elements which was random and out-of-place for the realistic tone the show is going for. Some of the nudity and violence were gratuitous and serve no purpose to the story. The ending could be better, it tidied up quickly but also make sure to tease the audience of a second season. My advice? For the second season; hire good writers, a director that can be able to put everything together well, and a coherent storyline.

I really have nothing to actually say about this series in all honesty. But for the purpose of actually reviewing I will say a few things. First of the camera was good, the actors are beautiful, I get to see some fine women's body and they have actions. This is all the positive I have for the series.now to what is actually vexing me about the series is firstly what's to concept asin the story line is weak, all of a suddenly I see I know faces in the movies coming out to fight the action part for real.

I think this cannot be classified as nollywood going in the right direction but a wake up call for the director and producer that the new to get the right and experienced people involved when making a movie by so doing they too will learn.

I didn't expect this series to be so good. In terms of production, visuals, plot, script, acting has improved massively from the old days of BEN channels. Nollywood is like Bollywood to be a force to be reckoned to Hollywood. However, I was thoroughly entertained with unexpected plots and suspense. The harsh reality on how power can corrupt absolutely from the political arena, which can correlate to real life situation. The A-class cast from The King of Boys such as Sola Sobowale really smashed it. The series does provide a unique twist, with the underground black market, and forced prostitution which correlates on how there are more slaves in the world than transatlantic slavery with political involvement in the continent of Africa. However, it shows the other dark side of prostitution, which is different to sex workers who really enjoy their trade with individual choice to make a living.

Some of the worst writing I've seen in a Nigerian production. Aside from the Scar guy, there was nothing interesting about ShantyTown. Terrible acting, terrible dialogue, a well shot movie in places, with a story that confuses you and leaves you wondering just how far out of touch with reality the producers, directors and writers of this must be to think that it was a good idea to make this.

The movie reminded me of those old terrible Asaba made action movies where you know the producers are huge fans of foreign actions movies with no idea how to go about making one.

All in a truly terrible movie not worth the money it was made for or the time of anyone looking for something to watch.

Shanty town helps to offer an insight into the lives of the corrupt, with a plot that gives it a strong base. Filled with impeccable acting and nerve wracking moments. Shanty Town is a must see. It starts off fiery but is perfectly paced, as the show goes on you see that.

Each character has a reason for doing what they do and their personal goals and vendetta all collide. Episode one gives us a teaser of what is to come and the further episodes help to build on that in as much as the gore or nude scenes may not be too everyone's liking it is certainly a key component of the show as it helps us understand the world of Shanty Town.

Shanty town is a fantastic movie in general with beautiful story line, fantastic casting and fantastic roles interpretation I love shanty town and it is the best movie from nollywood right now, i will like to recommend that everyone should see this beautiful work.the writers, producers, directors and every member of the cast and crew brought their A game on. Chidi mokeme immersed himself in that character, you'd most likely forget what he looks like in real life. Lost in the character, perfect performance. The movie has a good message and a relatable lesson. Will give it 10/10 Nollywood to the world.

Shanty Town is the first of its kind in Nollywood and the brilliance of the show is worthy of all the acclaim.

The story is solid as we follow the characters on their journeys, unravelling their motivations as they chase the things that are most important to them.

By episode 1, we have a lot of questions, by episode 6, we have most of our answers and each episode leaves you greatly anticipating the next.

Chidi Mokeme deserves an entire garden for this performance of a lifetime. He bodied the character of Scar so well, you couldn't tell them apart.

If you've ever complained about Nollywood only churning out comedy with nothing to excite, then you definitely want to watch Shanty Town. Boundaries are stretched and the characters are quite unlike what we are used to seeing in Nollywood.

Bravo to the writers, the cast members and entire crew 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Shanty town is 10 over 10 for me.

You need to see it to be able to understand what I am talking about, characters, storyline, costumes all on point.

The Nollywood has really being blessed to have a writer like this.

Shanty town is 10 over 10 for me.

You need to see it to be able to understand what I am talking about, characters, storyline, costumes all on point.

The Nollywood has really being blessed to have a writer like this.

Shanty town is 10 over 10 for me.

You need to see it to be able to understand what I am talking about, characters, storyline, costumes all on point.

The Nollywood has really being blessed to have a writer like this.

This is a well written plot and story. The characters are well rounded and the acting was very very good....in fact I can say excellent. The story and script team deserve an award. I'm so proud of how scriptwriting in Nollywood has become better and better.

It was soooo amazing to see Chidi Mokeme on screen again!!!!!!!!! And he totally killed the role. The quintessential villian giving us classic Lagos thug and street vibes. This movie has nice visual effects, the production, set design, lights and the make up were also good. It is a good show/miniries and I can watch it over and over again.

Sweet Story...Fantastic production...amazing set design...wickedly awesome makeup and visual effect...Greeeeeeeeeaaaaaaatttttttt acting...this movie epitomizes all the awesomeness we've been craving from Nollywood...it's an original masterpiece and it's not your regular kinda storyline...the actors showed range like I had never seen before from this part of the world and the plot twists were amazing...Shanty Town to me showed a perfect blend of "poshness and razzness" just as every movie should cos "real life nor be linear equation"...You'd also love that it contains just enough "raunchiness" to paint a real life picture of a world about "prostitution and drugs" without trying too hard..."SHANTY TOWN = 100% AWESOMENESS"

The writers, the cast and the crew gave a wonderful performance. The actors put in their best to bring the story to life. Scar did justice to the character. He understood the task and simply killed it! Talk of carriage, class and charisma where it was needed; as well violence and ruthlessness, when it was called for. Shanty Town's production was simply awesome and amazing.

What an apt portrayal of the societal rots as well as the stink of the drug and organ trafficking world.

The taste of the pudding, as they say, is in the eating. I strongly recommend the mini-series for others to watch while I longingly look forward to the obvious sequel.

From its grand opening to its audacious ending, the Cast of Shanty Town delivers another Jaw dropping performance.

It is filled with a tidal wave of laughs, feeling and craft.

Nothing this real and intriguing has ever sucked viewers into the underbelly and slums of a world class city.

Shanty Town shows the grueling underworld of Drug Trafficking, Prostitution, Human Trafficking, Sex, Cultist and all vices you can think of.

Shanty Town takes you on an adventure on the Political Class meets Criminal Underworld.

Shanty Town does not disappoint and it keeps viewers yearning for a Second season.

Netflix, make it happen!

Totally recommend it.

A fantastic way to begin the year. Both the acting and the cinematography were superb.

It was pleasant to hear the Ibibio language used heavily. Welldone Ini and Nse!

An exciting drama series that examines the lives of sex workers, gangsters and dishonest politicians in Lagos.

Shanty Town is a powerful example of how Nollywood have developed. The cast provided acting performances that were genuinely competent and had an energizing impact on the viewers.

Where do I even begin?

Mercy Eke, despite having few scenes, made us fall in love with her and cry when Jackie, her character died (Oga Touch and follow did her dirty) Shaffy Bello, who, in addition to delivering her line added a bit of subtle social cues here and thereto make them more believable.

Chidi Mokeme gave us chills through the role of Scar. A worthy come back to the history after some years of hiatus Ini Edo made us root for Inem because of her versatility.

Nse Ekpe-Etim dazzled us as usual; displaying razzness one minute and poshness the next Shola Shobowale did less shouting (Ooops!) but she was amazing in her role Zubby Michael was spectular as usual (Body dey pepper all of us at this point) Nancy Isime was in her element. Graceful and elegant throughout Yaw as Oga 'Touch and follow" was a bastard who sold out jackie Peter Okoye did his thing as the loverboy as portrayed In All, it was a very good movie You need to watch it TWICE (to fully grasp and understand the so called "plot holes"- there werent anyanyway) Welldone to Xavier, Donald and the entire cast and crew.

Cant wait for Season 2.

Nigerians series are usually boring and long but this is actually good. The cast played their roles right and the script was well written. I wasn't expecting it to be so good because usually when a movie or series is over hyped it's usually boring.

I'm on the 4th episode but already hoping there's a season two if not when I see the director, I will throw rotten eggs at him. He cannot come and do a good series and just go like that.

Boobs and violence is what makes a movie interesting from a guys point of view and this got that plus also the graphics weren't the usual naija style graphic. Well done my people.

Beautifully written and directed! The cast did a good job in bringing to life the realities of the underworld in Nigerian Shanties.

Chidi Mokeme did true justice to the character - Scar.

Mercy Eke was great for a new actress. Nancy Isime, Ini Edo and Nse Ikpe Etim were all spectacular. Sola Sobowale, Chidi Mokeme and Richard Mofe-Damijo reminded us of the essence of Old Nollywood.

No loopholes or unexplained scenes. Stunts were done very well. Accident scenes, quite realistic than any other Nigerian film to date.

Writing is superb, looking forward to a second season.

Well done to Xavier Ighorodje for creating a great tv series.

When a movie is created with the sole intent of telling a story in its purest form to its audience, then you get Shanty Town.

Shanty town held me down from the get go. It, was a story that could be very well related to on the streets of Lagos and other cities of Nigeria. A plot that held its own from start to finish. There was no tottering in the way the stories for the characters went. Where there was pain we saw true pain, when there was fear it was from the depth, and when there was failure it was with no pride. The story didn't give the room for mediocrity of performance and our actors were willing to bow themselves totally to the call. I must say to me Shanty Town was a complete expression of what the begining of greatness looks like. It can only get better from here on.