Netflix has acquired the second part of âChief Daddyâ which was first originally released to cinemas in December 2018 to critical acclaim. It grossed #387M and is currently the 4th highest grossing Nollywood movie. Chief Daddy was also the highest grossing Nollywood movie of 2018.
The first edition of the movie saw the death of a very rich man- Chief Beecroft. Who, after his death, several new wives and children showed up to claim he is their father/husband.
This rancor led to so much conflict at his funeral party. Unfortunately, the billions his family was looking to inherit could not be cleared immediately because his company was involved in a process that held the money up.
Chief Daddy 2 Cast:
â Rahama Sadau as Laila. She is Chief Daddy’s abandoned daughter who is now the CEO of the Beecroft Industries.
â Mawuli Gavor as Dammy- Damilare Beecroft, Chief Daddyâs first son. He is a footballer in love with Adaora- Madam Pat’s daughter.
â Funke Akindele-Bello as Tinu Beecroft, one of Chief Daddy’s children and sister to Teni Beecroft.
â Kate Henshaw as Teni Beecroft, also one of Chief’s Daddyâs children- Chief Daddyâs first daughter and elder sister to Tinu Beecroft.
â Folarin Falana (Falz) as “Big Money Famzy” Femi Beecroft. He is Chief Daddyâs second male child and an upcoming rapper.
â Joke Silva as Mrs. Beecroft . She is Chief Daddy’s wife and appears to be the only legally married one.
â Dakore Egbuson-Akande as Remi Castle, the legal counsel of the Beecroftâs family.
â Shaffy Bello as Nike Williams, she is one of Chief Daddyâs wives and mother to Ireti Beecroft.
â Patience Ozwokor as Madam Pat, the housemaid of the Beecroft family.
â Chigurl- Chioma Omeruah as Chuchu, an event planner.
â Beverly Naya as Adaora, daughter to Madam Pat and Chief Daddyâs son’s love interest.
â Zainab Balogun as Ireti Beecroft. She is one of Chief Daddyâs daughters and daughter to Nike Williams.
â Beverly Osu as Sandra Bello, she is Femi Beecroft’s girlfriend.
â Ihuoma Ejiofor as Justina, Chief Daddyâs adopted daughter.
â Ini Edo as Ekanem, one of Chief Daddyâs wives who bore twins for him.
â Rachel Oniga as Aunty Ajoke, Chief Daddyâs younger sister.
â Nkem Owoh as Shoffa Donatus, the familyâs Chauffeur.
Major additions made to the cast include: Broda Shaggi and Uzor Arukwe
Crew:
â Mo Abudu- Producer
â Bode Asiyanbi- Writer
â Niyi Akinmolayan- Director
The second part of Chief Daddy released on Netflix is titled âChief Daddy 2: Going for brokeâ
ï¶ Release Date: January 1, 2022
ï¶ Platform: Netflix
ï¶ Filming Location: Dubai, Lagos
ï¶ Director: Niyi Akinmolayan
Major additions made to the cast include: Broda Shaggi and Uzor Arukwe
Plot
At the end of Chief Daddy 1, a woman shows up which may or may not be another of Chief Daddyâs wife. In Chief Daddy 2, the woman is a Majority Shareholder in Chief Daddyâs company. The Beecroft family are angered by the news. But that is not even the major problem.
Rumors start flying everywhere that the Beecroft Family are very broke. Unfortunately, those rumors are true.
The money and inheritance Chief Daddy left them has not cleared and the companyâs IPO is near. Something has to be done quickly to make that dream happen.
Mrs. Beecroft- (character played by Joke Silva) wants them to come together and hatch a plan to get their inheritance and money. Chief Daddyâs sister- Aunty Ajoke (Character played by Rachel Oniga) disagrees because not only does she hate Mrs. Beecroft, she claims she didnât welcome them into the family upon their arrival.
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Mrs. Beecroft is even more annoyed because her birthday is near and though Shoffa Donatus (character played Nkem Owoh) and Madam Pat (Patience Ozwokor) try to plan the party, there is no money to plan it
It is only very reasonable that some sub-plots are created in Chief Daddy 2 because the original plot may not be enough to sustain the duration of the movie. In one of the subplots, we have a continuation of the events in Chief Daddy 1:
Adaora (character played by Beverly Naya) is now in a relationship with Damilare (Character played by Mawuli Gavor) who is Chief Daddyâs first son. Damilare is a footballer and a fan kisses him. This sparks insecurity emotions in Adaora and she contemplates the trust in the relationship.
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On the other hand, Femi Beecroft (Character played by Falz the Bahd Guy) sees that he needs to do something about his Music Career which had always made people term him as âUntalentedâ after someone told him to get out of the studio. His âvibrantâ solution âwhich he got from a popular artiste, is to go on a Dubai trip to enhance his music career.
He goes alongside Chief Daddyâs adopted daughter Justina (Character played by Ihuoma Ejiofor) and his girlfriend Sandra (Character played by Beverly Osu)
As the Beecroftâs family battle with their different worries, something must be done quickly to stop rumors about them, to get their money and inheritance out. But this solely rests on one thing- Unity, which seems to be something they find hard to relate to due to their many differences and disputes.
âChief Daddy 2: Going Brokeâ was released to Netflix on January 1, 2022. Watch the official trailer below:
Chief Daddy 2 Review
For reasons best known to the production team and the makers of âChief Daddyâ, âChief Daddy 2: Going for Brokeâ was scheduled for a Netflix rather than a cinematic release. The streaming platform for the movie is not at all the problem.
After all, it wouldnât matter what streaming/viewing platform was used if the movie is good enough. âCitationâ (2020) was released on Netflix, making it Kunle Afolayanâs first Netflix Film. The movie was good enough that Nigerians wouldnât regret spending millions of money to see it if it were to be released to cinemas. But with Chief Daddy 2, this tendency cannot be entirely entertained.
True, the original release of âChief Daddyâ in 2018 was a hit because even though the storyline was a common one, the originality was there. However, âChief Daddy 2: Going for Brokeâ has so much left to satisfy.
The Plot
From the beginning of the movie, you start wondering if the character of âLailaâ (Portrayed by Rahama Sadau), and the events she brought with her is able to create enough substantial conflict and background needed to make the movie thrilling and interesting.
This answer is answered in the negative when attention is shifted entirely to âBig Money Famzyâ– Femi Beecroft (Character portrayed by Folarin Falana/ Falz The Bahd Guy) The question that hangs in the air is:
âDoes the fate of the entire Beecroft family now rest on the success of Big Money Famzyâs career?â
It seems like the movie was set to portray this very question from the start, and we are so disappointed that although Big Money Famzy actually goes to Dubai to promote his music career, at the end of the day, it is not what saves the Beecroft Family.
True, it was shown that he started gaining some recognition, and his music video almost hit one million views, but is this why the Beecroft family are back on their feet? We should remember that Dammy Baggio (Character played by Mawuli Gavor) had to speak to Laila (Character played by Rahama Sadau) to give them 20 million dollars.
Even the thought of this is entirely ludicrous. The realism of Laila giving 20 million dollars for something that will not bring substantial profit return is questionable.
Investments are not done that way, and this portraiture of investment sits on the need to rush the plot so as to reach a resolution to the Beecroftâs family many problems.
The more confusing thing is that the essence of Lailaâs character is not heightened enough to show why she is a threat to the Beecrofts. How exactly did she become the CEO and why was it not spelled out in Chief Daddyâs will?
There are lot of questions we are providing guesses rather than answers to, and this doesnât help our complete understanding of the film at all.
âChief Daddy 2/ Chief Daddy: Going for Brokeâ tries to thrive on an overstretched plot, because even the scenes where all the family gather to discuss their woes and foes, are beginning to get tiring to watch.
We donât see the essence of it sometimes. Big Money Famzyâs sub-plot takes over the original plot of the movie so much that the movie becomes about his music career rather than solving the Beecroftâs family problems.
The overall point of the plot is that Big Money Famzy tries to solve his familyâs problems with his music career. This is not a bad plot, but it could have been very much better and be made to fit into a sub-plot that it is rather than mirroring it as the original plot of the movie.
Even the other plots like Dammyâs romantic life pale into insignificance in comparison to Big Money Famzyâs career. But the height of it all, is that the whole family do nothing to get out of their situation.
We see complaints, abuses and threats, but we donât see them do anything. This takes away all the tension we are supposed to feel in the movie.
At the end of âChief Daddyâ (2018), the arrival of Laila (Character played by Rahama Sadau) made us feel so pumped about âChief Daddy 2â, but as the story progresses, we feel no tension, we donât enjoy the conflict as we should, and we can already conclude the story at the middle of the film.
It is even funnier when Laila comes suddenly at the end, makes a speech, âjoinsâ the Beecroft family and dances with them wholeheartedly. We understand the need to end the film quickly, but this rushed âfitting in fineâ relationship doesnât work like that, especially in settings like Nigeria.
The Music-Sport entertainment in Beecroft industries; “Howâs that success for the Beecroft family”?. It doesnât feel like success at all, we could feel the Beecroftâs familyâs defeat, but that is not the problem, the problem is that their defeat was portrayed as actual success.
Acting
On the other hand, much of the acting in âChief Daddy 2â is on point. The characters put in their best to make the movie an interesting one. Big Money Famzy/Femi Beecroft shines with his British Accent and morphs well into his character.
Teni (Character played by Funke Akindele) also puts in a lot in her character, especially the scene where she tries to deal with Nike Williams (Character played by Shaffy Bello) and the customer that insults them for lack of good customer service.
Unfortunately, as a result of the threadbare plot, we do not get to see some actors add more sauce to the movie. Ekanem (Character played by Ini Edo) has very few words to say in the movie and she is around only during meeting times.
âChief Daddyâ is a star-studded movie, but that is not the problem. The problem is how best to use a star-studded cast so that their power is combined to make the movie as interesting and hilarious as it should be.
Relatability
âChief Daddyâ (2018) was a common story, but it was relatable. Everyone enjoyed the movie because of its originality, but with âChief Daddy 2/ Chief Daddy: Going for Brokeâ, it is a far shot. In movies that company takeovers happen, things get tense, especially if both parties involved are powerful.
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We do not get to see any of this in the movie. There is little or no power play to make the ownership tussle interesting. We canât even feel Dammy Baggioâs pain as much as it is made to appear real.
Setting
When you hear that the setting of âChief Daddy 2â was in Dubai, you get excited because you think the setting will add to the glitz of the movie, but this does not happen because we do not see enough of Dubai as we ought to.
âChief Daddy 2/ Chief Daddy Going for Broke tries to show how a powerful family handle the crisis of being demoted, but there are many links missing in the story, the action is good, but the plot is unfinished and overstretched.
There is still the feeling that our satisfaction is not catered to because our questions are not answered, and the relatability is far from us because it doesnât complete its connection to us.
âChief Daddy 2â is not a bad movie, but the plot shows that it could have been improved to make it a better story.
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Response to criticism
Two weeks after the release of Chief Daddy 2, Producer and owner of Ebony Life TV- Mosunmola Abudu- popularly known as MO Abudu, put out an apology statement.
The apology statement expressed that she was sorry if Chief Daddy 2 had disappointed viewers although some people enjoyed the movie.
Although the apology cannot be called one outright, it still expressed that she and the production team are sorry if Chief Daddy 2 was a disappointment. She said:
ââAs the CEO of the EbonyLife Group, I am aware of the mixed reactions to the release of Chief Daddy 2 on the 1st of January on Netflix.
While some people enjoyed the film, others did not, and so I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge our Chief Daddy 2 fans that felt some disappointment with the sequel”.
She further stated:
Thank you so much for caring and for sharing your concerns so passionately. Over the years, we have been the privileged recipients of your love and support of our productions.
From Fifty, The Wedding Party, The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, Your Excellency, The Governor, Castle and Castle, Oloture, and of course Chief Daddy 1 amongst others.
All these fantastic stories are on Netflix for your viewing pleasure. So, when you express your disappointment about Chief Daddy 2 with us, please know your voices are heard
However, she cautioned against writing mindless un-constructive criticism about the movie:
âWhat we do not welcome are insults, abuse, or any form of trolling towards myself and members of my team. Please share your feedback respectfully. Otherwise, we will have to restrict entries to you on our pages.
âWe donât want anyone to miss out on finding out about the exciting stories we have for you in the pipeline. Thank you for listening, and rest assured that we have great things in store for you, with some amazing titles coming your way soonââ.
Chief Daddy 2 Lead cast: Shaffy Bello, Falz, Funke Akindele-Bello, Kate-Henshaw Nuttal Joke Silva, Rahama Sadau, Mawuli Gavor and Beverly Naya.
Plot: 0.7/2
Acting: 1.4/2
Relatability: 1.1/2
Setting: 1/2
Satisfaction/Replay value: 0.9/2
Total: 5/10
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