Married to a Balla (2024)

Married to a Balla (2024). 1h 44m

“There are bad films, and then thereu0026#39;s Married to a Balla. Somehow sitting at an absurdly inflated rating online (most likely padded by cast, crew, and their overly supportive relatives), the film is nowhere near deserving of such praise.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe storytelling, or lack thereof, is where the disaster begins. To call the plot thin would be too kind. Itu0026#39;s incoherent, random, and utterly devoid of purpose, with no sense of structure or progression. Watching the story unfold is like watching someone throw darts at a board covered in bad ideas. And the ending? A bland, nonsensical thud that leaves you feeling like youu0026#39;ve wasted your time entirely. Itu0026#39;s not just bad storytelling. Itu0026#39;s storytelling by people who donu0026#39;t understand what storytelling even is.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThematically, Married to Balla handles its subject matter with such thoughtlessness that it borders on offensive. The film approaches complex topics with the subtlety of a sledgehammer, reducing what could have been rich and meaningful to something flat and shallow.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLetu0026#39;s talk about the acting. Itu0026#39;s bad. Lines are delivered with all the energy and believability of a high school play. But hereu0026#39;s the thing: you canu0026#39;t even blame the actors. They were saddled with dialogue and scenarios so irredeemable that no one could have made them work.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSimply put, Married to Balla is a failure. The story is nonexistent, the themes are laughable, the acting is painful, and the high ratings you see online are likely the result of biased cheerleaders hoping to convince people this is worth watching. Donu0026#39;t fall for it.”