A Writer's Odyssey (Chinese: 刺杀小说家) is a 2021 Chinese action-adventure fantasy film directed and written by Lu Yang and produced by Ning Hao. The film was released February 12, 2021, on the Lunar New Year. The film is based on Shuang Xuetao's novel of the same name, and its sequel Godslayer.
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.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based of 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10.[4]
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."[5][6] 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."[7]
Narayan Liu of CBR.com gave the film a positive review, praising its visuals, while noting the weak characterization.[8] Lim Yian Lu of Yahoo! Singapore gave the film a positive review, describing it as a "a great action film to watch."[9]
Tay Yek Keak of Today Online gave the film a more negative review, describing it as "basically a viewer's ordeal."[10]
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^"REVIEW: A Writer's Odyssey Is an Engrossing Epic". CBR. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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^"A Writer's Odyssey Review: Reality Meets Make-Believe In This Confusing And Exhausting Fantasy Spectacle". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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writer, odyssey, chinese, 刺杀小说家, 2021, chinese, action, adventure, fantasy, film, directed, written, yang, produced, ning, film, released, february, 2021, lunar, year, film, based, shuang, xuetao, novel, same, name, sequel, godslayer, traditional刺殺小說家simplifie. A Writer s Odyssey Chinese 刺杀小说家 is a 2021 Chinese action adventure fantasy film directed and written by Lu Yang and produced by Ning Hao The film was released February 12 2021 on the Lunar New Year The film is based on Shuang Xuetao s novel of the same name and its sequel Godslayer A Writer s OdysseyTraditional刺殺小說家Simplified刺杀小说家Mandarincisha xiǎoshuōjiaLiterallyAssassinate the NovelistDirected byLu YangWritten byLu Yang Chen Shu Haiyan Qin Yu YangBased onA Writer s Odysseyby Shuang XuetaoProduced byNing HaoStarringLei Jiayin Yang Mi Dong Zijian Tong Liya Hewei YuCinematographyQiming HanEdited byLin ZhuLiyun ZhuMusic byJed KurzelProductioncompanyCMC ProductionsDistributed byCMC PicturesRelease dateFebruary 12 2021 2021 02 12 CountryChinaLanguageMandarinBox officeUS 159 9 million 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 Accolades 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditThe 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 EditLei Jiayin as Guan Ning Yang Mi as Tu Ling Dong Zijian as Kongwen Lu the novelist Tong Liya Hewei Yu Guo Jingfei as Black ArmorProduction EditPost production lasted over two years 2 3 Reception EditOn Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 92 based of 12 reviews with an average rating of 7 2 10 4 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 5 6 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 7 Narayan Liu of CBR com gave the film a positive review praising its visuals while noting the weak characterization 8 Lim Yian Lu of Yahoo Singapore gave the film a positive review describing it as a a great action film to watch 9 Tay Yek Keak of Today Online gave the film a more negative review describing it as basically a viewer s ordeal 10 Accolades EditDate Award Category Recipient s and nominee s Result Notes2021 34th Golden Rooster Awards Best Director Lu Yang Nominated 11 12 Best Cinematography Han Qiming Nominated 11 12 Best Sound Recording Wang Gang Liu Xiaosha and Xiong Yi Nominated 11 12 Best Art Direction Li Miao Nominated 11 12 Best Music Yu Fei Nominated 11 12 Best Editing Zhu Libin and Zhu Lin Nominated 11 12 15th Asian Film Awards Best Production Design Li Miao NominatedBest Visual Effects Eric Xu Allen Wei NominatedReferences Edit Ci Sha Xiao Shuo Jia 2021 Financial Information The Numbers Nash Information Services LLC Retrieved June 18 2021 A Writer s Odyssey Trailer Brings a Novel s Action Packed Tale to the Real World CBR 2021 01 21 Retrieved 2021 02 15 Berra2021 02 12T13 41 00 00 00 John A Writer s Odyssey Review Lunar New Year release Screen Retrieved 2021 02 15 A Writer s Odyssey 2021 Film Review A Writer s Odyssey is a visually astounding fantasy thrill ride The AU Review 2021 02 13 Retrieved 2021 02 15 Movie Review A Writer s Odyssey 2021 Flickering Myth 2021 02 14 Retrieved 2021 02 15 Kuipers Richard 2021 02 12 A Writer s Odyssey Review A Chinese New Year Tentpole Attraction Blends Fantasy and Reality With Mixed Results Variety Retrieved 2021 02 15 REVIEW A Writer s Odyssey Is an Engrossing Epic CBR 2021 02 11 Retrieved 2021 02 15 A Writer s Odyssey review A thrilling fantasy adventure A Writer s Odyssey Review Reality Meets Make Believe In This Confusing And Exhausting Fantasy Spectacle TODAYonline Retrieved 2021 02 15 a b c d e f 第34届中国电影金鸡奖公布完整提名名单 qq com in Chinese 29 November 2021 Retrieved 31 December 2021 a b c d e f 第34届中国电影金鸡奖完整名单 qq com in Chinese 30 December 2021 Retrieved 31 December 2021 External links EditA Writer s Odyssey at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Writer 27s Odyssey amp oldid 1083886070, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
