Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)

Jagun Jagun The Warrior

This tells the story of a mercenary warlord who becomes jealous of the rise of an underling.

With a staggering number of a-list actors, it comes as no surprise that Jagun Jagun is splendidly acted. Lateef Adedimeji is a wonderful lead, and Femi Adebayo provides a menacing antagonist. The supporting cast of Bukunmi Oluwashina, and Fathia Williams among others also deliver great performances.

There's a lot to praise about this Nollywood flick; Jagun Jagun is aided well by its costuming, the soundtrack and the cinematography. The cultural representation of the Yoruba people is very brilliant. It's also delightful to see that the dialogues were also well thought out, this helps bring life to the scenes, even the predictable ones. There's also a splendid plot twist in its final moments.

Jagun Jagun is gory but in a necessary way. It uses violence in an assured manner that isn't meant to shock but to accompany the story.

The movie also finds a subtle yet discernable way to infuse its themes of political malady, political thuggery and hooliganism.

For its flaws, the pacing of the plot wasn't always clean, and the visual effects could have used more work (the underwater scene is a clear example). The fight scenes for a Nigerian movie were splendid, but on a world scale, it still needed better choreography and direction.

7/10.

If you see any rating below 7, know that the person either doesn't recognise good movies or he or she is just hating.

The movie went beyond expectation really. The fight scenes, the special effects, the sound effect, everything was well thought out and the effort put in the movie was waaaaaaay worth it.

Nollywood standard has been raised by quite a distance by this movie. Femi Adebayo deserves his flowers. Even the whole cast itself was wonderful. Showcasing the yoruba culture while at the same time speaking about the current issues in the Country was well thought out.

Great movie and YOU should watch.

The Make, The Storyline, The Drama, The Action, The Tension, The Suspense, The Plot twist, The Rigidity and Authenticity of characters all woven to produce a wonderful movie.

This movie is everything you are searching for, especially when you want to feel empowered to do anything after a tough day💯.

An Embodiment of the Yorubas, A story that explains history and ancestral tradition in it's own way without diverting to impress viewers.

The actors did an incredible Job here and even left me looking through the Closing credits to the very end.

A cliff hanger to end the story, we will definitely be waiting for more of this.

We loved King of Thieves and we love Jagun Jagun even more😍

A round of applause for the Adebayo brothers for coming up with such an outstanding script and production. Jagun Jagun was a one-of-a-kind story. It was bloody, violent, full of rage, and carried a great message.

DELICIOUS

-We experienced the warrior energy: the scuffles, clashes of swords, and passion to kill.

There was fear in the atmosphere with the sound and visual effects when evil spirits were around, especially when Agemo😱

-The make-up was well done, the team paid attention to little details even making the teeth dirty

-Strong dialogues on board as well as relevant and inspirational proverbs

-Art direction was flawless. We were right away invited into the historical time. Nothing to criticize when it came to the costume design

-Soundtrack radiated the agony, power, and mystery reigning in the story

-Lateef Adedimeji proved once again what an excellent actor he is. He was a brave man full of determination that stood against injustice.

Femi Adebayo, barely had any emotions on his face, accentuating how heartless he was.

Kudos to Bukunmi Oluwashina, Aisha Lawal, and the rest of the supporting cast

-It was obvious that injustice was dominant everywhere. People were being killed like mosquitoes and the main purpose of the story was to put a stop to it. And the call to rise up and fight was so needed

BLAND

---Tiny misses included the slow pace of the storytelling at the beginning.

The lighting of the night scenes clearly used electricity so it didn't appear real.

The editing at times cut the score too suddenly when transitioning to the next scene

The VFX moment in the underwater scene looked really fake + a small continuity issue

But compared to the amazing work produced, these tiny misses can be overlooked. Bravo!

Was pleasantly surprised by this movie.

The start-studded cast of veteran Nolly wood actors all gave amazing performances. No one dropped the ball or phoned it in.

There were no unnecessary, unfunny "comedic" scenes by flavour-of-the-month social media skit makers that cant act their way out of a wet paper bag, as is the irritating trend nowadays and I'm here for it.

The plot was interesting with a few genuinely surprising twists

The costumes, sets, props, music and VFX were all cohesive and on point, showcasing the Yoruba culture, especially the dialog (although a bit of the nuance and implied meanings of certain parts will be lost on non-native speakers)

The fight sequences were also very well done with believable feel and heft to it

All in all, an excellent movie.