Umm please no one made Genevieve who she is, she delivered in her movies and got what she deserved, if she was a horrible actress no one would have paid any mind to her. She is a success because of her talent.
you think?
How many other actresses are there in Nollywood who act as good as Genevieve or even better who do not have the same fan following? Are you kidding me?
I have read on sites where she has been criticized as acting stiff sometimes and/or having almost same expressions in most of her movies.
The major truth is that God blesses people first of all. And how the person uses their talents would help them go further. genny has acting skills sure, but she UTILIZED the internet to get higher than her colleagues! And the statistics of Internet users following her mostly are Nigerians/
I am not a fanatic of Nollywood, but I have read where Chukwuka (I forget her first name) has been praised as been a very good actress, even better than genevieve!
I have watched a couple of Stella Damasus's movies and she is more believable than Genevieve! Even Omotola is equally good! Please let's call a spade a spade. Genny is good alright, but have fan base advantage! And I admire her for using the Internet to market herself Internationally! And this is where this argument is getting crazy....NOW she is on CNN and been shown on Oprah, we pray she gets more exposure, and YES, she should brush up better for International audience. This is not NTA or Silverbird television.
I still stand on,
her body language was not good. By International standard! (avoiding the Interviewer's eyes and looking down most of the time is a no no! there were so many camera's in that room, she could have simply picked on one and looked straight into it! Which makes me wonder how many times Nollywood movies shoot scenes before they edit and feed the public, because now it is LIVE camera, Genny dear is fumbling!
And her dressing was not bam! We all wanted to wait ti see the clip, now we have, notice how she blended into the background? But imagine if she has one of her St Genevieve's colorful piece or even Deola Sagoe's masterpieces....she would have stood out and made a lasting impression! Say the truth AS IS and shame the devil. No body is hating Genny here, and no one is saying she is ugly or bad, some of us are just saying things that would make her better IF she plans to step into our world - International scene.
I guess this is where we have to applaud the likes of RMD, Kate henshaw, Joke Jacobs etc who do stage performance, as it is LIVE! You cant afford to mess up and no one is gonna shout 'CUT', take 2!
And you can't say Nigerians didnt make her! Initially when Nollywood started, the faces sold the movies! Genny was liked and people bought more of movies with her face in it, so, the marketers at Onitsha and lagos used her more! And that was what raised her fees/value!
This is what pisses me off naija people. You follow follow someone so bad you would refuse to be realistic and tell them some truths when due for them to be better!
i really hope dt ssergit's posts are sarcasm cos s/he cant be serious.
And no, I am not. I am serious! it is called TOUGH Love! I love Genny, but I sure wouldnt want to see her stuttering and stammering on International TV next time she is asked about what she is giving back to her community! It is a MUST in the western world! She shoudl shed that naija mentality of me myself and I.
When Bill Gates donates billions to Africa, you think he doesn't know what else he could be doing with that money? Huh?
When Angelina Jolie puts on her UN cap to visit earth quake ravaged zones, you think she could not be making more money on a movie set or by making appearances elsewhere?
All these selfish way of living is sick!
