Happiness Ever After

Thabang Moleya definitely brought Tha-Bang with this sequel. From a narrative perspective , I was somewhat impressed with the Character developments of Princess and Zaza. The storyline explored the Conceptual relevance of the characters extremely well and showed an emphasis that their individual life battles are just important as their relationships. Its always awesome to see new faces on our screens with some of our favorite SA Household names featured. My biggest highlights has got to be the Cinematography , the beautiful smooth dolly shots by Lance Gewer topped up with the ever so great musical scoring by Zethu Mashika which engages with the audiences emotions , the combo's were definitely communicating. I love the creativity and aesthetically pleasing locations that were used throughout. This is one for the books.

It's been five years and the ladies have grown up. Zaza is now a widow, having lost her husband a year ago. Princess has moved on with a very good looking albeit controlling Maxwell. Sadly, Nandi and Thomas are MIA. She's replaced with beautiful yogi/ cafe owner Zimkita who is looking to find love. Leo returns to destabilize Princess' happily ever after. And Zara's in laws invite themselves into her home and finances. She reacts by making some questionable choices. I enjoyed Zaza and Princess's storylines. They rang true. Zimkita's one was not as nuanced or complex. Renate Stuurman gave best performance. She and the actor who played Maxwell carried the movie. I hope to see more modern South African movies like this. I feel successful SA women don't get their stories told enough. I loved it, though not as much as the prequel.