Disconnect (II) (2018) User Reviews

Too much profanity

[dreajeff · 6/10 · 17 October 2020]

Really nice Kenyan movie but with wayyyy too much cussing. The profanity ruined it for me. They had the F-Bomb so frequently in places it wasn't even warranted.

Please do better next time. Not everyone enjoys that kind of language.

The movie was fine overall.

Slightly Confusing at Times but Not Too Bad Overall

[Uriah43 · 5/10 · 10 July 2023]

This film essentially begins with an attractive, young lady by the name of "Celine" (Brenda Wairimu) breaking up with her boyfriend named "Kenneth" (Isaya Evans) after discovering that he had been cheating on her. Not long after that, her best friend "Josh" (Nick Mutuma) informs her that Kenneth has been killed in an automobile accident which demoralizes her even more since she had rejected several calls from him just hours earlier. Fortunately, thanks to the moral support provided by several of her girlfriends, she reluctantly begins dating again. Meanwhile, Josh has begun receiving signals from his girlfriend "Neema" (Bridget Shighadi) that she wants to get married--which he is having serious doubts about due to a business relationship with a female client named "Belinda" (Illya Frank) that appears to be taking a romantic turn as well. Things get really confusing, however, when Josh sees Celine dating other men while, at the same time, Celine happens to see him and Neema together for the first time. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was an okay comedy which benefited from several funny scenes and a couple of attractive actresses in Brenda Wairimu and Bridget Shighadi. On the other hand, I thought that the film suffered from poor character identification and a script which was unnecessarily vulgar at times. Likewise, I didn't particularly care for the rather abrupt twist at the end either. Be that as it may, while I certainly felt like this film had its faults, it still managed to pass the time fairly well and I have rated it accordingly. Average.

I liked it and then I did not...

[nyabhzz · 3/10 · 17 October 2020]

Oh wow, honestly this movie from the get go was nice but it left me hanging. I was not sure who I was supposed to be rooting for... for a while there I was team josh and the gal who is the main character...but then the disconnect was real.

And then josh ended with his crazy girl and then he goes to cheat...

What the heck did I watch?

Sijaelewa..

I got disconnected watching this... not a good one at all in sense of the story.

But the acting was good and cinematography...the story nooo...I didn't get it.

Well, I obviously wasn't the target audience for this...

[paul_haakonsen · 3/10 · 24 August 2022]

Right, well I had never heard about this 2018 Kenyan romantic comedy titled "Disconnect". But of course I opted to sit down and watch it, as I had the opportunity here in 2022.

I can't claim that writers Natasha Likimani and Silas Miami managed to put together a storyline and script that appealed to me. The movie felt like it was aimed solely at a female audience. So I wasn't getting any entertainment value out of this movie.

I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble here, as this was my first Kenyan movie ever. And I can't say that it was because of the actresses or actors that the movie didn't appeal to me, because the cast did put on adequate enough performances. It was solely the storyline that fell short of finding any appeal with me.

If you enjoy the sugar-rushed sappy romantic comedy genre, spruced up with the ilk of "Sex and the City", then perhaps you should give "Disconnect" a chance. Perhaps this movie from directors David 'Tosh' Gitonga and Michael Jones will be something worthwhile for you.

My rating of "Disconnect" lands on a generous three out of ten stars.

Worst Film of all time.

[Aura_Q · 1/10 · 29 August 2021]

IMDB needs to allow us to rate films Zero. The Kenyan Film industry needs a total shutdown and destruction so that it can rise from the ashes. Same old faces that have been boring us for the past 20 years with the same old try-hard barely convincing acting.

This is a "brave" film where we see Kenyans say progressive things like 'vagina', 'patriachy', 'open relationships' for the sake of it. Very poor acting, a plot that heads nowhere and an attempt at being cool and proving that the director is upto date with the latest feministic lingo.

Save yourself the pain of wasting your time trying to watch this nonsense. Just record yourself saying the latest woke head lingo over and over for 2 hours, then buy pop corns and watch yourself.

Spoiler Alert - Liked Until Ending

[cbooker-84351 · 7/10 · 24 October 2020]

This is the type of movie that should have 2 or 3 alternate endings because this one really sucked. Yes the whole movie is cliche and has been done over and over again. Platonic Best friends who realize there is something more there and that they should be together. Or should they? This ending was not cliche. It actually went in this opposite direction of what one would expect. But, we weren't even given any insight into why they made the choices they did. I couldn't stand the one character that kept pushing up on dude. ( I'm horrible with names. But if you watched you know who I'm talking about). She was just a horrible character and a horrible person. Not really sure why she was in the movie. But there were a lot of witty moments. Everyone in the movie was fashionable and beautiful so it was nice to watch.

Terrible movie

[afroprincesa · 2/10 · 3 May 2023]

The disconnect is the plot with any sense of logic. The story is all over the place. It is hard to keep track of who is who because the girls keep changing wigs and the men do strange homosexual acts, but they are supposedly heterosexual. The curse words are out of control. Can't even try to enjoy this movie because the language is so fowl. The characters are cursing in every sentence, but aren't making any point. The good note of this movie; the resort featured is absolutely beautiful. There are a few good comedic moments speckled throughout. The movie is not over 2 hours. Not worth watching.

Interesting film

[frenchnfit · 7/10 · 25 November 2020]

I enjoyed the film but like a few others have said the ending threw me off. I just thought that the two main characters were getting together and then out of nowhere they end up with other people and we don't really get an explanation as of why. Are they simply not ready? Did they decide that dating would be too hard? I also thought the dialogue was really slow in some places. It could have been a lot better at a different pace. Overall a fun movie. The soundtrack was really good and I especially loved that all the characters were young professionals.

WHAT A WASTE OF TIME

[karenserena · 2/10 · 28 February 2024]

This was a terrible movie. Nothing fun about it yet it's supposed to be a romcom. It was supposed to give Think like a man but came of as a failed attempt at a highschool play. The actors were terribly bad at acting especially the main actress Brenda( the actors at alliance Française can do a better job than that) Most of the cast was completely irrelevant to the storyline and had no role in the movie. The character development of the cast was missing... Like why should I care about people who I know nothing about. We are just shown people crying and laughing with no real depth to what they are or who they are and why they are the way they are. The script was shallow and didn't make sense. The comedy part of the movie I failed to find funny because they weren't even convincing enough to be funny especially Pascal ( it seemed so forced and cringeworthy). The make out scene between Nick and Bridget was really fake and there was no build up chemistry in the scene between them before they made out. Overall the acting was not convincing. The directing was poor and the director should find another job hii imemshinda. So far I give this movie a 1/10 and that just because I can't score a 0/10. And Kenyans should stop being excited about such mediocre acting and expect more.(BTW why do they keep recycling washed up actors when there is real talent put here, sad)

GREAT MOVIE!!!!

[odundo · 8/10 · 6 September 2018]

Dope work from Kenya. Africa is coming up to level with the west when it comes to the movie industry. The characters were awesome. Good plot.

Splendid From an African Movie

[oliveramtai · 8/10 · 2 September 2018]

The casting, actors and production was fabulous, everything was just on point

Great Movie!

[KenBMutuma · 9/10 · 10 September 2018]

Movies like these are what we need as a growing industry in Kenya. Great story, Super awesome cast. Keep it up Tosh!

Jesus, These People Are Awesome!!

[simonarturius · 8/10 · 18 October 2020]

Thank God the person who wrote the dialog script. Catherine Kamau is one of the best supporting actress like ever. Pascal Tokodi, may you get more roles in the future and always do improv. I can literally mentioned all actors but i can only save the best for last. Brenda and Nick you guys rock..

Excellent work

[lyoncarter-56538 · 10/10 · 26 March 2020]

This movie is epic.. Shows Kenya as a vast land of creativity

AMAZING

[rurukimp · 9/10 · 16 November 2020]

I got the opportunity to watch this move when it appeared on Netflix, and i fell in love with it, especially the soundtrack. It felt original but related-able and just a huge laugh the whole time, Would definitely recommend this to different people.

Aseem Sharma Role

[sherifelsheikh-26486 · 10/10 · 21 December 2020]

I love the role of Aseem Sharma because her acting is very realistic, keep forward Aseem

Great movie

[benlbk · 9/10 · 27 September 2021]

Awesome movie. Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time! That does not happen to me often. Multiple stories all interesting all going in parallel. Very well acted and directed. Music matches the theme. Overall great.