Merry Men 2

Merry Men 2: Another Mission
Merry Men 2: Another Mission
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Moses Inwang
Screenplay by	Anthony Kehinde Joseph
Story by	Ayo Makun
Produced by	Darlington 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 by	Patrick Ovoke Odjegba ; Gem Etinosa Owas
Music by	Michael "Truth" Ogunlade
Production; companies	Corporate World Entertainment ; FilmOne Entertainment ; Gush Media
Distributed by	FilmOne Distribution
Release date	20 December 2019;
Running time	114 minutes
Country	Nigeria
Languages	English ; 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]

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

Ramsey Nouah as Ayo Alesinloye
Ayo Makun as Amaju Abioritsegbemi
Jim Iyke as Naz Okigbo
Folarin "Falz" Falana as Remi Martins
Ufuoma McDermott as Zara Aminu
Damilola Adegbite as Dera Chukwu
Ireti Doyle as Dame Bethany Maduka
Rosaline Meurer as Kemi Alesinloye
Nancy Isime as Sophie Obaseki
Williams Uchemba as Johnny
Linda Osifo as Hassana
Alex Asogwa as Calypso
Regina Daniels as Kenya Obi
Ejike Asiegbu as Francis Uduak
Olamide as himself

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]

References

^ "AY produces MM2". Daily Trust.
^ 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.
^ "Merry Men 2 Review". Nollywood Post. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
^ Hoad, Phil (2019-12-20). "Merry Men 2 review – low-budget Fast & Furious-style shenanigans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-07.

External links

[AY-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.

[3] "Merry Men 2 Review". Nollywood Post. Retrieved 2020-07-09.

[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.

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