''A Writer's Odyssey'' () is a 2021 Chinese action-adventure
fantasy film
Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science fiction f ...
directed and written by
Lu Yang and produced by
Ning Hao. The film was released February 12, 2021, on the
Lunar New Year
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The Lunar New Year as a celebration is observed by numerous cultures. It is also named " Chinese New Year" becau ...
. The film is based on
Shuang Xuetao
Shuang Xuetao (; born September 8, 1983, in Shenyang), is a contemporary Chinese novelist. He graduated from the Jilin University School of Law.
In 2010, Shuang happened to see that the newly established China Times International Chinese-langua ...
's novel of the same name, and its sequel ''Godslayer''.
Plot
The film follows Guan Ning as he searches for his daughter, believing her to be kidnapped by human traffickers. Soon, a powerful corporation contacts him and offers to find his daughter if he assassinates Lu Kongwen, a young novelist. The plot of his novel involves a young hero attempting to overthrow Redmane, their tyrannical ruler. Somehow, the novel appears to be impacting life in the real world, and the CEO, who suspects it as his bane, wants Lu dead.
Cast
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Lei Jiayin as Guan Ning
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Yang Mi as Tu Ling
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Dong Zijian as Kongwen Lu, the novelist
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Tong Liya
* Hewei Yu
* Guo Jingfei as Black Armor
Production
Post-production lasted over two years.
Reception
On
Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based of 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10.
Harris Dang of the ''AU Review'' gave the film 3.5/5 stars and wrote: "Overall, ''A Writer's Odyssey'' is an entertaining thrill ride that provides enough wild action, energy, creativity, and visual splendor to satisfy audiences." Richard Kuipers of
''Variety'' said "''Odyssey'' is packed with stunning sights including a 50-ft., four-armed CGI villain but is let down by a script that fails to fashion promising story elements into a consistently compelling whole."
Narayan Liu of
CBR.com
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History
Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Co ...
gave the film a positive review, praising its visuals, while noting the weak characterization. Lim Yian Lu of ''
Yahoo! Singapore'' gave the film a positive review, describing it as a "a great action film to watch."
Tay Yek Keak of ''
Today Online'' gave the film a more negative review, describing it as "basically a viewer's ordeal."
Accolades
References
External links
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2021 films
2021 fantasy films
2021 action films
2021 adventure films