A Writer's Odyssey

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A Writer's Odyssey

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.

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Traditional Chinese刺殺小說家
Simplified Chinese刺杀小说家
Literal meaningAssassinate the Novelist
Hanyu Pinyincìshā xiǎoshuōjiā
Directed byLu Yang
Written by
  • Lu Yang
  • Chen Shu
  • Haiyan Qin
  • Yu Yang
Based onA Writer's Odyssey
by Shuang Xuetao
Produced byNing Hao
Starring
CinematographyQiming Han
Edited by
  • Lin Zhu
  • Liyun Zhu
Music byJed Kurzel
Production
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Distributed byCMC Pictures
Release date
  • February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12)
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$159.9 million[1]
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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

Special appearance

Production

Post-production lasted over two years.[2][3]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10.[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

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DateAwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultNotes
202134th Golden Rooster AwardsBest DirectorLu YangNominated[11][12]
Best CinematographyHan QimingNominated[11][12]
Best Sound RecordingWang Gang, Liu Xiaosha and Xiong YiNominated[11][12]
Best Art DirectionLi MiaoNominated[11][12]
Best MusicYu FeiNominated[11][12]
Best EditingZhu Libin and Zhu LinNominated[11][12]
15th Asian Film AwardsBest Production DesignLi MiaoNominated
Best Visual EffectsEric Xu, Allen WeiNominated
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