Finding Hubby

I have been stumbling upon a handful of Nigerian movies this year, and I also happened to come across the 2020 movie "Finding Hubby" and opted to give it a view. The movie was listed as a romantic drama comedy, so that is what I was expecting to see.

The storyline in "Finding Hubby" contained no elements of comedy at all, as writers Temitope Bolade, Diche Enunwa and Tunde Leye's script here was a romantic drama. Needless to say that I was rather disappointed as there was no comedy here, especially since I am not one overly keen on watching romantic dramas in general.

"Finding Hubby" was not a movie that fell into my liking, and it was a prolonged experience to sit through this movie. And I have to admit that I endured a staggering 48 minutes of slow paced mind-numbing romantic drama, and then I just couldn't take it anymore and tossed the towel in the ring. Nothing worthwhile or entertaining had happened in 48 minutes, so I figured that spending a total of 104 minutes on director Olufemi Ogunsanwo's 2020 movie would be a waste of my time.

It should be noted that the acting in the movie was for the most parts actually fair enough. I wasn't familiar with a single actress or actor on the cast list, as I am not all that familiar with Nigerian cinema.

I am sure that there is an audience out there for a movie such as "Finding Hubby", an audience that finds enjoyment in romantic dramas. I just happened not to be a part of that particular audience.

Needless to say that I have zero intention of sitting down to watch the 2021 sequel "Finding Hubby 2" after having virtually suffered through a major part of this first movie. I was expecting the movie to have comedy elements as well, of which it had absolutely none, so that was a disappointment.

My rating of "Finding Hubby" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.