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Chief Daddy 2 review: Going for Broke – an absurd comedy without a plot

January 2, 2022

This Netflix Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke review is spoiler-free.

“The most important thing in life will always be family. »From the Fast and Furious series This Dominic Toretto quote sums up the surface of the franchise’s Nigerian movies Chief daddy. The first movie Chief daddy was released in 2018 and the second Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke releases on the first day of 2022. And, as I write this post review looking at both sides (to better understand the franchise), I’m depressed and feeling guilty. I literally curse myself for wasting the first day of the new year watching two of the most absurd and disorganized movies of recent times.

With the serious theme of family dysfunction, it revolves around the family of Chief Beecroft. A billionaire industrialist, he is the benefactor of a large extended family of parents, house staff and mistresses (which is too unrealistic). The first part deals with the sudden death of Chief “Daddy” Beecroft and the quarrel over his will between members of the family. This quarrel however ended in harmony and everyone accepted that they were part of one big family. But the second installment tears them apart again, with their inheritance hijacked by another unofficial family member, Leila, acting out of revenge for becoming Chief Daddy’s illegitimate daughter and being overlooked in the will.

Speaking of the second movie, Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke, this type of revenge-themed family dysfunction plot can be easily pulled with the emotions among family members while still maintaining the drama and comedy (as it is labeled that way). But, unfortunately, none of this is happening here. To be fair, the director seems confused as to what he wants to do. The writers maybe get high or something like they forget what the movie is about, there is no main plot, just subplots. And these too present themselves in an absurd way that makes no sense. Accompanying that the actors deliver a hysterical game, which has no justification nor any relevance.

Frankly, I’m always keen to explore cinema around the world. So when I sit down to watch a movie from Nigeria, I get pretty excited at first. But after watching this kind of work, my heart sinks. I think from this experience I learned that not all emotions are worth it.

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