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Rated: Unrated; Genre: Comedy; With: Dominic Makuvachuma and Sibongile Nene
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By Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Ty Burr is a writer at large for EW and is no relation to Raymond or Aaron

JIT Dominic Makuvachuma, Sibongile Nene (1993, Home Vision, unrated, priced for rental) The plot will seem either foolproof or tired, depending on your mood: A country boy (Makuvachuma) uses pluck and good fortune to woo a remote Venus (Nene) away from her gangster boyfriend. Luckily, this English-language comedy from Zimbabwe has three things going for it: a playfully slapstick sense of magic realism, a leading lady of astonishing grace and beauty, and a non-stop soundtrack of propulsive jit jive (the African pop music that carries a rootsy C&W feel). As with classic Hollywood musicals, the story almost needs to be silly when the tunes are this terrific. B+ -TB


Posted Oct 21, 1994
 

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