Vietnamese cinema at the beginning of 2026 witnessed a rare large-screen comeback of a cast of singers, from veteran names like My Tam, Van Mai Huong to the "em xinh say hi" cast of Phao, Lyly, or male rappers and singers in guest roles like HIEUTHUHAI, Hurrykng, Phap Kieu, Ali Hoang Duong...
Watching "Thỏ ơi!!" you can see the reason why Tran Thanh chose Phao, Lyly and even Van Mai Huong for female roles in the movie.
Phao and Lyly's personalities in real life are somewhat similar to the character image that Tran Thanh aims for. Of course, it cannot be denied that the roles of Lyly, Phao, and Van Mai Huong are all "heavyweight" requiring great acting and transformation ability from female singers.
My Tam chose the opposite path when acting in the movie "Tai".
It is very difficult to discuss My Tam's acting skills, transformation ability, or transformation when playing Ut Lanh in the movie "Tai".
What is Ut Lanh different from My Tam? In the movie "Tai", Ut Lanh is beautiful, talented, charming, and has emotional interaction with Tai (Mai Tai Phen). If you point out the most important factors - identifying the character Ut Lanh, you will see that the character is almost no different from My Tam in real life.
In other words, My Tam almost does not have to act, does not transform, does not need to transform with the role of Ut Lanh, My Tam just needs to be herself when acting in movies.
In 2019, My Tam and Mai Tai Phen participated together in the movie project "My Assistant". My Tam played Kha Doanh - this is also considered a role with many similarities to My Tam in real life.
Compared to "My Assistant", My Tam's role in the movie "Tai" has less duration and simpler psychological developments. The script's favor, the director's favor for the role of Ut Lanh is clearly shown. Every time "Ut Lanh" My Tam appears, she is meticulously cared for in terms of image and camera angle.
This film seems to be created for the director to express his feelings for My Tam.
On film forums, audiences discuss a lot about the script of "Tai", in which the highlight that is very predictable is that whenever the character Tai (Mai Tai Phen) encounters danger, My Tam will immediately appear and handle the situation.
The safe and favorable appearance for "Ut Lanh" My Tam has become a weakness of "Tai", making the film predictable and weak later.
In the role of singer, My Tam has a unique position in music, but in cinema, the female singer reveals weaknesses in safety and "oversighted" personal image care when participating in a film work.
The biggest highlight of "Tai" is the relationship between Tai and his mother (Ms. Phuc) played by Meritorious Artist Hanh Thuy. Motherhood stands between struggles, suffering, and conflicts - if well exploited, with more depth, it can help "Tai" have a better story and script.
The acting of Meritorious Artist Hanh Thuy, Mai Tai Phen and actress Hong Anh is also a plus point for "Tai".
As of March 13, "Tai" has achieved revenue of more than 73 billion VND.
