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In a West African nation, the womanizing British 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner deals with different issues.In a West African nation, the womanizing British 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner deals with different issues.In a West African nation, the womanizing British 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner deals with different issues.
Joanne Whalley
- Celia
- (as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaActor Colin Friels replaced actor Gary Oldman after the latter withdrew from the movie.
- Quotes
Dr. Alex Murray: Show me the man who is completely content, and I'll show you the lobotomy scar.
- SoundtracksMatutu Mirika
Composed by Eric Agyeman
Performed by Eric Agyeman
Courtesy of Ghana Records
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Decent, but it had greater potential.
A Good Man in Africa is a parody of Africa. The action takes place in an imaginary African country, Kinjaja. The movie centres around Morgan Leafy, a British diplomat and a gigolo who wants countless damsels. Morgan isn't a memorable character, he can't be a role model, but the character does develop throughout the movie.
One flaw of the movie is false advertisement. On the DVD cover we see Sean Connery in the front plan, on another DVD cover we don't even see Morgan. Even the description doesn't mention Morgan; this is made to make us believe that Sean Connery plays a major role, but he doesn't. He plays a white doctor, Alex Murray, a doctor at the local hospital. Needless to say, Connery is the best actor in the movie. He's there only for about 10 minutes in total. And yet he has a major role? Very cheap strategy.
A Good Man in Africa has light, subtle humour, it may not be funny, but it's original. As I've said before, it's a parody of Africa, politics in Africa, the African man himself and the white man trying to fit in. Mildly racist, mildly funny, overall - decent.
Final Score: 2.5/5 or 5/10
One flaw of the movie is false advertisement. On the DVD cover we see Sean Connery in the front plan, on another DVD cover we don't even see Morgan. Even the description doesn't mention Morgan; this is made to make us believe that Sean Connery plays a major role, but he doesn't. He plays a white doctor, Alex Murray, a doctor at the local hospital. Needless to say, Connery is the best actor in the movie. He's there only for about 10 minutes in total. And yet he has a major role? Very cheap strategy.
A Good Man in Africa has light, subtle humour, it may not be funny, but it's original. As I've said before, it's a parody of Africa, politics in Africa, the African man himself and the white man trying to fit in. Mildly racist, mildly funny, overall - decent.
Final Score: 2.5/5 or 5/10
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- easternmoviecritic
- Aug 5, 2009
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Un buen hombre en África
- Filming locations
- South Africa(setting: West Africa, Kinjanja)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,308,390
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,144,942
- Sep 11, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $2,308,390
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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