Released on September 5, the film takes on the supernatural theme titled Chasing Evil attracts the audience’s attention when there is a star present Journey to the west What year – “Princess Confucius” Kim Xao Xao. However, the film quickly received many criticisms about its quality, as well as the female lead’s controversial “horn-making” performance.
In the movie, Kim Xao Xao confused the audience when she played the role of a young woman in her twenties named Ly Tuong Linh, also known as “The Four Princesses” with a tragic fate. Ly Tuong Linh died mysteriously, then was rumored to become a spirit seeking justice. But what distracts viewers is Kim Xao Xao’s image of a young woman in the movie.
At the age of 48, it is difficult for Kim Xao Xao to play the role of a beautiful, attractive and enchanting young lady because there are many “traces” of time on her face. Furthermore, many viewers also expressed their frustration and confusion when this character was built as a noble lady, who met her lover and made the main male cast, the father and son of the Tran family, fall passionately in love. compete for equality.
According to QQ site, Kim Xao Xao’s appearance and acting cannot convince viewers, thereby making the film’s storyline less attractive. In addition, the story in the movie is too old and predictable, it is just a story of “pretending to be a ghost and pretending to be a devil” to seek justice for the deceased. As a result, the film suffered heavy losses, earning less than 700 thousand yuan (more than 2 billion VND) since its release, and many 1-2 star reviews on Douban.
It’s even more difficult for many people to understand when the director of Chasing Evil It’s Banh Phat again, who created the series Infernal Dao quality, success in revenue and evaluation by experts. “I didn’t expect that the director of Infernal Affairs is now making trash movies, anything can happen,” an audience commented. But above all, the female star’s performance Journey to the west is the factor that contributes to the failure of the film.