By Mava John Joshua
One would consider this flick a remake of the 1994 classic or a rebooting of the 90s series of Glamour Girls.
As the title suggests, it is a film about a group of attractive, exciting, eye full, eye catching, or a group of fascinating or voluptuous beautiful women and how they deal with their relationships with men as ‘eyeful women’ or enhanced Commercial Sex Workers (CSW).
A viewer had high expectations of this movie because the trailer looked so inviting to watch, but it turned out otherwise even with the parade of top Nollywood stars.
The movie explored more of the theme of prostitution, and that made it more boring.
As the film begins, we see Emma (Sharon Ooja), a pole/lap dancer thrilling her audience. After the act, she was accused of stealing a ring from a club client. Despite her vehement denial, a bodyguard named Zeribe (James Gardiner) discovers the ring on her, and her boss fires her.
Desperate to make ends meet as a result of family financial pressure (which most times becomes the excuses of most Commercial Sex Workers), she and two other friends visit the establishment of Donna (Nse Ikpe-Etim), a woman well known for providing glorified and packaged Commercial Sex Workers under the guise of ‘escorts’ to some of the country’s wealthiest men.
Donna is irritated by the three ladies’ appearance and unrefined mannerisms and asks them to leave. As they all storm out, Emma makes a retreat at the door, returning to Donna to prove her worthiness and class, hence pitching herself as a worthy candidate for the job.
Glamour Girls’ is characterized with all the ‘bling blings’, affluence: where money had to take the place of a mattress on a bed for Chief and Donna to make up. We also see exotic locations and fashion statements expected from a film about glamour.
But that’s where it ends. The storyline is a little not combed together, missing some chances to tell a gripping narrative that could have outlasted the classic Nollywood movie of the same title.
Donna’s girls are a curious, hyper ambitious, young and mature. Some are married or single, rich, and spoiled combination. Emma is the ideal poor girl, looking for a better life through prostitution. Once she gets an elevated status, it becomes difficult to look back despite the humiliating situations presented to her.
Lulu loves the good life but wants to remain married. Living a double life is the catch for her character and proves to be the only suspense in the two-hour film.
Hell, a drug addict from a wealthy family is just having the fun of her life.
Jemma, the girl who broke the golden rule by falling in love, is pushed back into the game when the medical bills of her sick husband keep mounting. This time, she settled for Alexander (Lynxx), a young man who handles the business of the rich men.
Each of the ladies’ stories could have been tied but the end of the film looked hurried and lacked creativity and direction. The sudden death of Alexander, the missing flash drive and the eventual duplicity of Donna lacked credibility.
It gives off the impression that more attention was paid to aesthetics than the plot. However, the film can be lauded for its soundtrack which featured both Nigerian and Western sounds.
