Review: Postcards is marred by pedestrian acting and boring conversations (2024 Netflix series)

Synopsis: Set in cosmopolitan Mumbai and Lagos, “Postcards” follows the story of several characters whose lives intersect in a series of life changing events. It is a story of four Nigerians living in India who struggle with questions of identity and acceptance.

The Cast 

• Sola Sobowale – Olubunmi (Bunmi)
• Richard Mofe Damijo – Olumide
• Tobi Bakre – Yemi
• Rajneesh Duggal – Dr. Siddharth
• Rahama Sadau – Zainab
• Rio Kapaola – Kabir
• Nancy Isime – Isioma
• Leika Prajapati – Kareena
• Chirag Bajaj – Ronny
• Gurleen Grewal – Aarti
• Tina Mba – Party Guest

The Crew

• Written by Ekenem Mowah-Eboh
• Tiger Fire Rose
• Directed by Hamisha Daryani Ahuja
• Producer Hamisha Daryani Ahuja

The Review

Postcards is a romcom with saccharine sweet ingredients but leaves a sour taste in your mouth. It is maximally cheesy, and not in a good way. I have watched boring Bollywood and Nollywood movies, but I have never watched anything more boring and predictable.

It appears that, apart from the choice of actors, the producers combined the worst of Nollywood and Bollywood to make this movie. Indeed, one thing the movie has for it is the choice of actors, at least the Nigerian actors. I do not know much about the Indian actors. But even these solid choices were unable to save the production. For an ensemble of award winning actors, the acting is half-hearted, the dialogue is boring and predictable. 

Sola Sobowale is known for almost overacting and shouting, but in this movie, she is almost muted, and her true essence does not come out here. RMD is a veteran actor and his acting is one of the good ones in this production, but even he is not in full form.

Tobi Bakre acts like he is a newcomer to acting. His acting here is elementary at best. Rahama Sadau is her usual self; her acting is always muted and almost half hearted, hence I am not surprised with her performance here. It is true to form. Nancy Isime’s role adds nothing to the story or theme.

The acting is generally pedestrian, and Nigerians wearing Indian costumes with wigs look overacted. Perhaps, it is the quality of directing or producing, but the acting in Postcards is nothing to write home about.  

Indian movies are known for great music and fantastic dance moves. The dance moves in this production are nothing to write home about; here, I watched the most ridiculous dance sequence I have ever seen in a movie or series.

The conversations are disjointed and staccato. There are scenes with long looks that are cringey and serve no purpose. The suspense in the movie is not properly resolved, because instead of showing us, the actors are reading the story to us. Postcards is one of the most underwhelming productions I have ever seen.

NollyRated Score for Postcards

Score: 2/5 (Sub Par)

NollyRated uses a 5-level scoring system, as follows:

1. Poor
2. Sub Par
3. Okay
4. Great
5. Outstanding

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