Merry Men 2

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Merry Men 2: Another Mission
Merry Men 2 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Moses Inwang
Screenplay byAnthony Kehinde Joseph
Story byAyo Makun
Produced byDarlington Abuda
Starring Ramsey Nouah
Ayo Makun
Jim Iyke
Falz
Ireti Doyle
Damilola Adegbite
Ufuoma McDermott
Rosaline Meurer
Nancy Isime
Linda Osifo
Alex Asogwa
Cinematography Adekunle Adejuyigbe
Edited byPatrick Ovoke Odjegba
Gem Etinosa Owas
Music byMichael "Truth" Ogunlade
Production
companies
Corporate World Entertainment
FilmOne Entertainment
Gush Media
Distributed byFilmOne Distribution
Release date
  • 20 December 2019 (2019-12-20)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryNigeria
LanguagesEnglish
Yoruba
Pidgin

Merry Men 2: Another Mission is a 2019 Nigerian crime action comedy film and a sequel to Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons . It stars Ramsey Nouah, Ayo Makun, Jim Iyke, Falz, Ireti Doyle, Damilola Adegbite, Ufuoma McDermott, Rosaline Meurer, Nancy Isime, Alex Asogwa and Linda Osifo. [1]

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Synopsis

Merry Men II continues the thrilling adventures of Ayo, Naz, Amaju, and Remi as they embark on another fast-paced, high-stakes mission. This time, however, the stakes are higher than ever, and they might be in over their heads. Driven by their deep love and unwavering determination to save Kemi, the Merry Men face new challenges. Life has changed for this once-charming foursome, and their latest mission pushes them to their limits. [2]

Cast

Reception

According to a review by Nollywood Post, "Merry Men 2 is gifted with a more fluid storyline and better-connected scenes, thanks to its new writer. We knew what was going on. The Real Yoruba Demons made us look around in desperation several times, but Another Mission had us nodding and smiling." [3]

Critical response

Writing for The Guardian , Phil Hoad gave it 2 stars and called it "low-budget Fast & Furious -style shenanigans…There are encouraging signs here that Nollywood is upping its action game, at least as far as realizing how quick editing can cover a multitude of staging sins. This is lucky because Inwang has no idea how to mount a dialogue scene, a series of lugubrious exposition-fests gradually tranquilizing the film." [4]

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References

  1. "AY produces MM2". Daily Trust.
  2. BellaNaija.com (2019-12-04). "Watch the Official Trailer for AY's "Merry Men 2" Starring Falz, Williams Uchemba & Nancy Isime". BellaNaija. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
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  4. Hoad, Phil (2019-12-20). "Merry Men 2 review – low-budget Fast & Furious-style shenanigans". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-10-07.