Umjolo: My Beginnings, My End! – Review
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Nirvana Nokwe-Mseleku, as lead protagonist Mayi, is the only thing worth watching in the 2025 romantic comedy Umjolo: My Beginnings, My End!, largely because she is quite a stunner. The story, on the other hand, isn’t romantic and doesn’t have a single comedic moment that will make viewers laugh out loud. It’s worsened by the fact that there’s close to zero chemistry between the lead couple.
Plot overview: Third-wheeling on her own birthday despite having a wealthy fiancé, a lonely Mayi (Nirvana Nokwe-Mseleku) finds herself attracted to saxophonist Zwelethu (Yonda Thomas). The two start to see each other, but Mayi’s mom and best friend warn her against leaving her rich fiancé, Sizwe, who rarely has time for her. Will Mayi choose wealth and stability, or take a chance with the passionate but broke saxophonist?
I mean, c’mon, we all know who is going to get the girl if the rich, busy guy is pitted against the poor musician in a romantic comedy. So Umjolo: My Beginnings, My End! is extremely predictable, and except for shedding light on some archaic practices still in place in South Africa for foreign viewers, there’s nothing fresh about the script. Pretty much everything is forgettable about this film, and the only silver lining is that its runtime is less than 90 minutes.
Rating: 1 on 5.
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