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I live in Montreal Canada and I like to try independent movies from different countries. I like to look beyond Hollywood and other Western films which I admit I do enjoy as well. I have to say this movie keep my interest.

The acting was decent, good to very good, depending on the actor. The characters they played were all different and I found the mix to be interesting. I really enjoyed the gang members, especially Mustafa and Biggie (Biggie's eyes in the movie alone were a real treat. He reminded me of Marty Feldman but with a more sinister look. That alone was a treat lol.

Overall you can just run with this movie and have fun. The script had a few small weak moments but nothing that threw me out of the movie. I loved the ending and didn't see it coming so that surprise was a big plus.

Great effort and it's nice to see Kenya producing a quality production. Congratulations to everyone involved in the making of this film! You can be proud of your effort. Thank you because as I was entertained.

Only good thing about it is the soundtrack. Plot is silly, props are cheap, unfinished editing, no logic (I hated myself for watching it to the end) and the worst ending ever. If they had gone with the supernatural theme it would have worked. The opening act was very well done, but nose-dived after the motor started running. For serious film lovers, this is very very bad.

Based on the reviews I took a chance to watch this on Netflix, Glad I did, excellent plot twist, I would have never figured it out on my own.

I really wanted to like this movie, but the problems are inescapable. Firstly not enough character build up for me to care who lives or dies.Too many issues remind me of the acting, breathing corpses etc.The movie left me with more questions than answers. I give a 3.5 for effort.

Kenyans have made a real effort here, it's nice to see our stuff out there in the world. I'm sure that our main issue is a lack of budget and good training. I was able to make it to the end of the movie which doesn't happen with most netflix movies for me. I mean some things made no sense but we'll just let it slide for now as Kenya continues doing better for itself. I don't even watch any horror movies and this one didn't make me squirm(which is actually a good thing for me.) We still have a long way to go and I hope that we make it there to sell our talent to the world. We have great actors here. Otherwise it was a good effort.