After hearing so much noise about To Kill a Monkey, I finally gave in and watched it. I usually don’t like watching shows that get too much hype, but I wanted to see if this one was really worth all the attention. Now that I’ve seen it, I have mixed feelings.
The story is centered on a man named Efemini, he is just trying to survive. A father husband who is trying to survive but live keeps on pushing him.
He works several jobs and still can’t take care of his pregnant wife. Things get worse when one of their triplets dies during childbirth, and the hospital bills begin to pile up.
In between all this challenges he is supported by his wife.
Efemini’s life takes a sudden turn when he reconnects with a man named Oboz, someone he once saved back in university. Oboz now has money and power, and he helps Efemini out of his tough situation. But things are not that simple. Oboz’s business has two sides: a clean logistics company and a shady cybercrime operation. Efemini is caught in between.
Inspector Ogunlesi a woman who is trying to solve a cybercrime while also dealing with her past. Her current case has to Do with the one connected to Oboz and Efemini
Even though people at work think she’s not mentally stable, she keeps pushing through. In the end, betrayal and lies catch up with everyone, and Efemini’s world starts falling apart.
I will leave my honest take on this,the story line and the idea behind it is okay. The every day struggle of poverty , how costly bad choices can be and the dangers of cybercrime.
But the way the story was told didn’t hold my attention. The first few episodes felt slow and unnecessary. For a show with eight episodes, only the last one truly pulled me in and made me feel something.
Also, the acting didn’t feel natural. It was too obvious that the actors were acting, which made some scenes hard to believe. I kept waiting for things to get better, but they didn’t until the very end. Honestly, I think the story could have been told in a two-hour movie instead of dragging it out for eight hours.
But anyway real issues like peer pressure, greed and the price of chasing comfort at the expense of losing yourself.
It’s a reminder that quick money comes with a price, and the people around you may not always be loyal when things go wrong.
My rating? I would give it a 4 out of 10. It has a strong message, but the delivery didn’t do justice to the story. If you really want to watch it, I suggest skipping to the last two episodes.