Yang Mi
In 2024, Duong Mich returned with 2 TV series projects and 1 movie. However, contrary to expectations, all were heavy failures.
In "Harbin 1944", Duong Mich clearly shows signs of aging, stiff expression, bad mouth and bad dialogue. Although it was given prime time on 3 stations Dong Phuong, Beijing and Jiangsu, the rating of the film is still quite gloomy, with a douban score of only 6.8.
"The Fox Demon: The Red Moon" is a historical drama, which is Duong Mich's strong point, but it also has poor results. The film's highest popularity only reached 9,000 points, with an average viewership of about 14 million (according to Khuc Van), losing to a series of A-list films with less famous actors such as "Hoa Gian Lenh", "Cuu Trong Tu"...
Duong Mich was criticized for her age gap with her junior Cung Tuan, her still-gloomy, tired eyes, her habit of pursing her lips after speaking... despite being criticized many times by the audience.
Finally, Duong Mich ended a disappointing year with the movie "Nothing a hot pot can't solve".
The low-budget film, shot in a rush in 20 days, lacking investment in both content and setting, only brought in 48.85 million yuan (175.5 billion VND) in revenue after 4 days of release and was forced to withdraw from theaters early. The film's Douban rating was only 6.4 points.
Yangtze
This year, Duong Tu has 3 films on air: "Thua Hoan Ky", "Muon Mai Mai Yeu" and "Truong Tuong Tu 2". Except for "Thua Hoan Ky" which has stable achievements, the remaining 2 films have disappointed viewers because of the script and acting.
"Want to Love Forever" marks the first collaboration between Duong Tu and Pham Thua Thua. The actress was commented to look more like the male lead's sister than his lover, revealing the age gap and a stiff face, with an expression as stiff as if she had botched plastic surgery.
"Truong Tuong Tu 2" also did not create a buzz like part 1 because the script was edited too much, far from the original novel. The character Tieu Yeu played by Duong Tu was turned away by the audience because of the unreasonable setting, ambiguous in love story. In the crying scenes, the actress showed unnatural expressions, not touching the audience's emotions.
Trieu Lo Tu
Returning to the screen after nearly a year of absence, Trieu Lo Tu disappointed with the historical drama project "Rem ngoc chau sa".
Besides Liu Yu Ning's modest beauty and acting, the problem comes from Zhao Lu Si herself when the actress only shows off her beautiful looks and facial angles without paying attention to her acting. The script favoring the female lead too much and creating unreasonable, illogical, and unattractive details is also the reason why "Rem ngoc chau sa" failed.
As a result, the film's rating (viewership rate) ranked last on all three TV stations, douban only reached 6.3 points and the online viewership was far behind the film that aired at the same time, "Eternal Night Galaxy" by Ngu Thu Han.
Tran Triet Vien
After the success of "The Secret Cannot Be Hidden", Tran Triet Vien had a bland and noisy comeback in "Chinese Paladin 4" which aired earlier this year.
Right from the announcement of the film, the actor was involved in a controversy with his co-star Cuc Tinh Y because of the role change. Tran Triet Vien's acting and appearance in "Chinese Paladin 4" were negatively evaluated, regressing significantly compared to previous works. In particular, his appearance was judged to be unsuitable for the historical film genre, so he continued to try his hand at the modern genre.
Wang He Di
Although it has not been on air for long, "The Great Phoenix Strikes the Canh Nhan" by Vuong Hac De has been criticized for having many unstable points.
Besides the overly edited script, many humorous, exaggerated, illogical and redundant details, the film's biggest flaw lies in Vuong Hac De.
The actor's Mandarin pronunciation is not good but he does not use dubbing. His mouth shape when speaking is ugly, unattractive, and annoying to watch. Taking on an unsuitable role that requires inner depth as well as vivid, diverse expressions while his acting ability is limited is the reason why Vuong Hac De loses the audience's sympathy.
