''Only Fools Rush In'' is a 2022

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written and directed by

Han Han Han Han (born September 23, 1982) is a Chinese best-selling author, professional rally driver, singer, creator of ''Party'', One (App magazine) and China's most popular blogger. He has published seven novels to date, and is represented by the H ...

. It was released in China on 1 February 2022 and was received poorly by audiences.

Plot

The film depicts Wu Renteng and Wu Renyao (nicknamed Ah Yao), an estranged father and son, who bond on a motorcycle trip. They are joined by Renyao's friend Zhou Huansong and her brother Zhou Huange.

Cast

Liu Haoran Liu Haoran (; born 10 October 1997), also known as Turbo Liu, is a Chinese actor. Liu ranked 18th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2020, 19th in 2019, and 89th in 2017. In 2021, Liu became the youngest actor to gross over 15 billion RM ...

as Wu Renyao *

Liu Haocun Liu Haocun (; born ) is a Chinese actress. She made her acting debut in the drama film '' One Second'' (2020), and has since gone on to appear in various film titles. Early life Liu was born in Tonghua, Jilin Province. She studied in the middl ...

as Zhou Huansong *

Shen Teng Shen Teng (born 23 October 1979) is a Chinese comedian, actor and director. Biography Shen Teng was born in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China in 1979. He attended the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art in 1999 and received a bachelor's degree ...

as Wu Renteng * Yin Zheng as Zhou Huange *

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Zhou Qi Zhou Qi ( ; born 16 January 1996) is a Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). He has been a regular member of the China men's national basketball tea ...

Wang Yanlin Wang Yanlin (, born 28 July 1989), also known as Ian Wang, is a Chinese actor. He is best known for his works in '' Wu Xin: The Monster Killer'' (2015), ''The Starry Night, The Starry Sea'' (2017). He also starred in the film ''Operation Red S ...

Huang Xiaoming Huang Xiaoming or Mark Huang (, born 13 November 1977) is a Chinese actor, singer, and model. He graduated from the Performance Institute of the Beijing Film Academy in 2000. Huang first rose to prominence in 2001 for playing Emperor Wu of Han in ...

(special appearance) *

Jordan Chan Jordan Chan Siu-chun (born Chan Siu-tsun on 8 July 1967) is a Hong Kong actor, singer and dancer, known for starring in the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series and for his role in the 1998 TV adaptation of Louis Cha's novel, '' The Duke o ...

(special appearance) * *

Alex Man Alex Man Chi-leung () is a Golden Horse Award-winning Hong Kong actor. Born in Hong Kong to Hakka parents, Alex Man became a television actor for ATV in the 1970s. He joined TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television bro ...

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* * Gao Huayang (高华阳) *

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(guest appearance)

Production

The film's Chinese title ''Sì Hǎi'' (四海) literally means "four seas" or "the whole world". An early working title was ''Niánqīng de Gùshi'' (年轻的故事), "a young story". The project was officially launched and gained approval for filming in February 2021. The same month, it was reported that shooting had started. It was filmed on

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and in

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. Production was finished on 20 August 2021 in Guangzhou. The film features

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scenes and a variety of different motorcycles. The film's director,

, who has experience filming

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, said that motorcycle scenes are much more difficult to film than car scenes. When filming a car scene, Han said, a

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can get very close to the vehicle to get a good shot, and in the event of a collision the damage to the drone is a tolerable cost, but when filming a motorcycle the filmmakers cannot risk a drone accidentally striking the driver.

Release

''Only Fools Rush In'' was released in

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on 1 February 2022 (

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) and was shown in

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theaters. It was advertised as an uplifting film. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 February 2022.

Reception

Box office

The film was highly anticipated, earning $44.48 million CNY in presales- It went on to gross an opening day of $225 million CNY ($33.74 million USD) placing second at the Chinese box office, after ''

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''. After receiving negative reviews, the film's daily box office grosses began dropping dramatically, to $62 million CNY ($9.79 million USD) by its third day and $25 million CNY ($3.98 million USD) by its fifth. By the end of the first week of the Chinese New Year holiday, the film had grossed a total of $475 million CNY ($76.3 million USD) ending up sixth place below ''

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''. The film continued to drop in popularity and by 12 February had dropped below '' Dunk for the Future'' with a daily gross of $5.1 million CNY ($0.81 million USD).

Critical response

Though the film did well in pre-release ticket sales, it was a disappointment upon its release, receiving negative reviews from audiences. It received an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 on

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and 8.7 out of 10 on

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. Sun Jiayin of ''

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'' wrote that the film's storyline and themes were very similar to Han Han's previous productions (''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''), so much so as to make viewers feel as if they had seen it before.

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