Funke Akindele’s Your Excellency, does well, unlike the recent Nigerian ‘comedies’ – and I use comedies loosely here- that have dominated the Nigerian cinemas in recent years. The premise for Your Excellency seems like one that actual thought went into its birthing. The movie follows Chief Olalekan Ajadi – Akin Lewis – a billionaire businessman and failed presidential candidate, who goes on his fourth and final attempt at becoming president. An, unarguably, inept and unlikely candidate, Ajadi’s fortune, unexpectedly, turns for good – cheers to the third time being the charm. An incident that should have been a mishap and signaled the end of Ajadi’s dream, does the reverse and sways public admiration and support in his favor.

Like I said earlier, the premise of the movie was well-thought-out. However, in my opinion, the plotting didn’t particularly do justice to the premise. The need to infuse certain ‘Nigerian comedy tropes,’ – stuffs the audience might expect/have shown they like – derailed the plot substantially. Consequently, Funke Akindele’s Your Excellency bordered dangerously close around the tropes of ‘slapstick comedy’ but successfully manages not to be completely ruined by it.

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