In a way, one could aptly describe the movie “Water & Garri” as ‘Water don pass Garri’, signifying the depressing disappointing result of an over-hype movie, where a weak script collides with mediocre acting. The movie officially released on 10 May 2024 was directed by Meiji Alabi. The cast includes: Tiwa Savage, Mike Afolarin, Andrew Bunting, and Jemima Osunde.
The inspiration for the movie was Tiwa Savage’s 2021 EP of the same name, but, theatrically speaking, it falls short of delivering the ‘sweetness’ audiences anticipated, as it fails to live up to its hype. It’s a sort of anticlimactic sequel in another genre of her EP, which itself and the subsequent album were a musical masterpiece. Although the album achieved a high note as a success, the same cannot be said about the movie, as it fails to capture the essence that made it special.
Central to any successful film is the nature and tenor of its story, and unfortunately, for this Savage’s filmic outing, “Water and Garri” is a faltering exercise. Despite the hype and the hoopla, the movie barely struggles to translate the EP’s brilliance onto the screen. It not only shows weakness in narrative structure, depth and fidelity to typification of characters, it’s also very low in emotional resonance needed to capture the attention of viewers.
As a result, what follows is a succession of tedious, jejune screen experience lacking in substance. Her bold experimentation as a musician is beyond question b.