Movie Review: Our Wedding Night, Produced By Femi Adebile
Reviewed By Ajibare Abioye
Our Wedding Night” on the surface, has a thoroughly interesting premise. Even as I write this review, I’m amused by the sort of commotion presented between the protagonist couple, Collins and Charity. That ‘wedding night dress’ she had on was one for the ages. Rebecca Femi Adebile plays the character’s feigned ignorance of marriage consummation so well that I almost believed her. The importance of openness in courtship about one’s past is clear to see here, and while some of these old events are insufferable, such are still better handled before marriage, rather than to enter the union with any form of deception. This especially should not be the case among children of God. I found that first act of the movie hilarious in concept, and it was a nice setup.
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With the introduction of B-story characters, Malvin and Sarafina, the tone gradually changed to one that conveyed the actual gravity of the conflict. However, when these two entities are given physical form, questions about their identity spring up and are left to the judgement of the audience. For me, the story nosedived from this point, as was the monotonous tune that accompanied the ensuing dialogues. I say so because a lot of things point to them being evil spirits; yet, they recall events of our protagonists’ lives as though they are all-knowing, while also convicting them of their deception, which is impossible for agents of darkness to do.
Similarly unlikely and more surprising though, is that the intending couple wake up from the same dream, believe everything in it as true, and want to call it quits because of that. This points to the need for measured character development: if Collins and Charity are spiritual babies, the latter act might not be a shock, but we don’t really know who they are. Likewise, since we don’t know who those spirits really are, it’s better not to even question their motives for what (maybe) was a manipulation of dreams.
A quick word on the subject of dreams in Christian movies generally: I opine that their use be reconsidered where they would constitute a major part of the story. Sometimes, it’s more beneficial for the audience to see in film reality, how characters would navigate their tough situations in a Christian way, rather than the writer pulling them out of it through the dream motif when the going gets tough.
The redeeming force for “Our Wedding Night” was the film’s third act, which contained the powerful target message. That section was enlightening as it gave a balanced teaching on the role of God’s mercy in the affairs of our lives. I believe this would be particularly helpful as children of God make the transition from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Light.
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Credits
Our Wedding Night (March 26, 2023)
58 minutes
PREM Film Production International
Cast
Asegun Oluyemi as Collins
Rebecca Femi Adebile as Charity
Femi Adebile as Malvin
Glory Adebile as Sarafina
Oluwaseyi Adebile as Pastor
Crew
Writer
Femi Adebile
Cinematographer
Francis Fashikun
Editor
Francis Fashikun
Director
Femi Adebile
