Movie Review: Mrs Right Guy gets it wrong

27 May 2016 - 09:25 By Azizzar Mosupi

What package does the modern day "Mr Right" come wrapped in? Is he an advertising executive concealed in a suit and with a rakish air? Or is he the humble chicken-farmer with washboard abs? That's the main question that local romcom Mrs Right Guy - starring leading lady Dineo Moeketsi, and with Thapelo Mokoena, Lehasa Moloi, Tau Maserumule and Thando Thabete - explores at length.Dineo Moeketsi plays Gugu Hlatshwayo, a woman who was deserted by her husband on their honeymoon in the Seychelles.Then two very different types of men offer her a second chance at love.Thapelo Mokoena plays Dumile, the seductive wolf in sheep's clothing who inevitably pulls the wool over Gugu's eyes by pretending to be a misunderstood, soulful man in order to "get a piece of her arse".Lehasa Moloi plays the boy next door, Joe, who bears the brunt of Gugu's ignorance as she breaks his heart by standing him up on a date and getting it on with Dumile - who is also her boss - instead.Mokoena's performance leaves much to be desired - his natural acting skills are not in evidence in this film, but Moeketsi nails her first performance as a lead in a feature film, flawlessly relaying the emotional journey of anger, bitterness, doubt and fear that are experienced by a woman whose entire world has been shattered by a man.Overall, the film produced by Cati Weinek, Mokopi Shale, Khetiwe Ngcobo and Dumi Gumbi enjoyably captures the tension between a young woman's ultimate needs and her current desires.There were a number of technical faux pas that tainted the film. The story of how Gugu and Dumile go from wanting to rip each other's heads off to ripping each other's clothes off instead was not fleshed out well enough .Also, the opening shot of what's meant to be the Seychelles raised eyebrows as we were painfully aware that the shot is of our beloved Durban beach.Rating: 4/5.'Mrs Right Guy' hits cinemas on June 3, with "sneak peeks" on selected dates currently showing at Ster-Kinekor cinemas..

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