Alter Ego : “The Lawyer with a Split Personality”

  Alter Ego has made a lot of rounds in the cinema especially because it saw the comeback of one of Nollywood’s finest Omotola Jolade Ekehinde. Not just was she on our screens again, she played a totally different Omotola from the sweet, conservative one we were all used to.  Her fans as well as movie critics were glad to have her back. In fact it’s safe to say, her presence in the movie drove the traffic.

Produced by Moses Inyang, Alter Ego saw Ada Igwe (Omotola) as a famous lawyer who owned her own law firm, she was specialized in fighting for your girls and women who were victims of rape and sexual harassment and had no money to pay for the services of a lawyer. Ada would take up their case and would stop at nothing till they got their expected victory. She was driven by a special zeal and motivation which no one could really understand as it wasn’t about the money but the selflessness and hope she gave to the girls. Of course, until we found out why she actually really hated men.

Thanks to previous sexual abuses, all she wanted was to sleep around and never have anything serious to do with these opposite gender, until a successful, hardworking, charming man, Wole, came her way. As you know all that glitters isn’t gold and he gave Ada sleepless nights and a run for her career.


Cast: Omotola  Jolade Kehinde, Wale Ojo, Jide Kosoko, Kunle Remi,  Bobby Obodo, Sexy Steel, Gregory Ojefua
Produced By: Moses Iyang
Studio : Moses Iyang Films/ Sidomex Universal Digital Productions
Casting 1hr 35mins

To my verdict I would say “Alter Ego” deserves an 8/10. Storyline was good as well as production. Inasmuch as I was skeptical about seeing this movie initially, I’m glad I did.

Most peoplego through life changing experiences and some even need therapy to go by every day. We can’t judge a book by its cover. Instead of turning people with problems down, how about dig deeper to find the root of their issues and see how to help them – this was the lesson learnt from this movie.

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Linda Ochugbua