Synopsis
Morgan Leafy is a secretary to the British High Commissioner to an Africa nation. Leafy is a man that makes himself useful to his boss, the snobbish Arthur Fanshawe, who has no clue about what's going on around him, but who wants to use his secretary to carry on his dirty work, which involves getting one of the most powerful men in the country to do business with his country.The young secretary has an eye for beautiful women around him, especially Hazel, a native beauty, with whom he is having an affair. Things get complicated because Sam Adekunle, a man running for president of the country, wants a favor from Leafy in return after he has accepted the invitation to visit London. The proposition involves swaying a prominent doctor's opposition to a plan that will make Adenkule filthy rich.
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Cast
- Colin FrielsMorgan Leafy, 1st Secretary of the High Commissioner
- Sean ConneryDr. Alex Murray
- John LithgowArthur Fanshawe, British High Commissioner
- Diana RiggChloe Fanshawe
- Joanne WhalleyCelia Adekunle
- Louis Gossett Jr.Prof. Sam Adekunle
- Maynard EziashiFriday, Leafy's Houseman
- Jeremy CrutchleyDickie Dalmire
- Sarah-Jane FentonPriscilla Fanshawe
- Jackie MofokengHazel, Leafy's Mistress
Recommendations
- 75
Rolling Stone
Based on William Boyd's 1981 novel, the film has a touch of Evelyn Waugh — though the satire is served dry, it has still got a kick. - 50
Austin Chronicle
All of it plays a bit phony. Perhaps something was lost in the transition from book to film. The movie was adapted by novelist William Boyd himself, but it feels like it's missing something, maybe a narrative voice that gave all the coincidence and silliness some sense. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
I was not bored during A Good Man in Africa. Just uncomfortable, as the characters thrashed about in search of a purpose. - 50
ReelViews
The problem with the film is that it's frequently more tedious than funny. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Connery's charm and integrity make all his scenes worthwhile, and Lithgow's stiff-backed turn as the classic British imperialist is in good fun. - 50
Washington Post
With its widely acclaimed source material and a cast of distinguished actors, A Good Man in Africa held the possibility of being a welcome departure from the ordinary. Instead, ordinary is what it rises to at its best. - 40
Washington Post
The imposing Sean Connery lends an undeserved dignity to A Good Man in Africa, an otherwise unpleasant and cringe-worthy cinematic botch of William Boyd's 1981 novel about the misadventures of British diplomats in a newly independent West African nation. - 40
Empire
Unforgivably terrible.
