Starlomo is a Nollywood movie starring Kamo State (Akinyoola Ayoola), Mike Afolarin, Lateef Adedimeji, Odunlade Adekola, KieKie (Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori), Ibrahim Chatta, Biola Adebayo, Folake Babatunde, Koyin Sanusi, and Lanre Adediwura Synopsis: After abandoning his family’s food joint to chase music in Lagos, Ayotide finds himself trapped in an exploitative taxi ring. When his parents are murdered, he returns home and discovers a hidden past: they were once celebrated Fuji stars whose music and future were stolen.
Armed with their old recordings and his father’s journal, Ayotide creates a new song using their voices, turning a cross-generational collaboration into a national sensation and reclaiming his family’s name through music. Starlomo has a lot of emotion, some comedy, and a bit of action. It features many fresh actors who worked alongside big names like Lateef Adedimeji. The big names played important roles, which kept the movie from feeling like a total low-budget project.
Best acting in this movie goes to Lateef Adedimeji, who starred as Dagogo, a ruthless motor park boss who never jokes with his money. His portrayal reminds us of real-life motor park bosses in Lagos, e.g., Sego and Mc Oluomo. His scenes with Starlomo, portrayed by Kamo State, are the most interesting. The scenes are always dramatic and never forced. Every dialogue and action flowed effortlessly.
We always got excited when Dagogo’s scenes appeared on the screen. Another scene we found dramatic and funny was when Big Sis (KieKie) and her fiancé argued after he discovered Starlomo lying on his couch. The words coming out of the man’s mouth were mean and funny at the same time. The emotional aspect of Starlomo, which we enjoyed the most, was when the lead actor was stranded in Lagos and needed a place to stay.
He was willing to do anything or help anyone just to have a place to rest his head. He did all this just to achieve his dream of becoming a musician. After all his struggles, this movie never showed Starlomo becoming the big star he ought to have become. That left us hanging. The action in this movie is not John Wick-type action. It is, however, dramatic and typical of the kind you find at Lagos motor parks.
Starlomo is not the kind of movie you expect to beautify your screen with amazing camera quality. No colour-grading look, just contrast and popping colours. The outdoor daytime scenes are harsh and hard on the eyes. The camera angles, however, were brilliant. We saw shots that showed Lagos Island in a different light. The camera captured the motor parks, the life under bridges, and the activities of commercial bus drivers well.
What we saw on screen was exactly what we usually see in Lagos motor parks. Is Starlomo a nice movie? Yes. Can you watch it with your family? Yes. However, the movie lacks rewatch value. If we stumble upon it on streaming platforms, we will skip it for other movies. We recommend Starlomo only if you have no other movie to see. But if you ever find it on your screen, sit back, relax and enjoy the drama, because it is packed with it.
