MOVIE REVIEW: “Queen On The Street,” Produced By Femi Adebile
Reviewed By Ajibare Abioye
Hey folks! I hope you’re all doing well by God’s grace. You’re welcome to the review of Queen on the Streets, a movie written by Femi Adebile and directed by Adeoye Omoniyi. It is an adaptation of the popular book of Esther in the Bible.
When a story of this nature is produced into film, it’s not out of place to compare it with the original events. In that regard, Queen of the Streets does well to adopt a rural setting, while staying as true as possible to the source material. That said, I think the accompanying use of English, a foreign language, mostly spoken in a polished manner by the characters, does its credibility no favours.
The movie remarkably starts with an ink splash transition for the opening credits. I was impressed with the casting of the teenage and adult versions of the protagonist, Gift, which makes use of identical persons. The time-lapse transition used to denote a jump in years, further accentuates the propriety of this choice.
Abiola Ojelabi shone in her Queen Vashti as Regina’s role as she really portrayed that peacock-pride that only bowed at the jaws of death. Seun Oni depicts an ever-hopeful Uncle Fred, while Rebecca Femi-Adebile’s Gift should have been given more to do, considering the fact that the theme song tells us some things about her we don’t see portrayed on screen.
The role of Femi Adebile as the Narrator, or more accurately, a commentator, grew in purpose with each appearance and climaxed at the end of the movie. The plotting of the story however, only allowed for the same tone throughout the film. I think a bit of the grandeur found in Esther Chapter 1 applied to the set design, costumes and scope of the story would have elevated Queen of the Streets to epic proportions.
I appreciate this movie because it gives insight into how to worship God under tough physical circumstances. Also, a vital theme that blessed me from this film is the fact that as followers of Jesus, we have a God who sees us as His children. He hears us when we call, He answers our prayers and amazingly, He actually speaks to us. Surely, there’s no god like our God.
Alright, that’s my review of Queen of the Streets. Please, let me know your thoughts about it in the comments section. The link to the movie is below:
