A Writer's Odyssey

Name: A Writer's Odyssey
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery
Released: February 12, 2021
Duration: 130 min
Cast: Hewei Yu, Jiayin Lei, Jingfei Guo, Liya Tong, Mi Yang

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Golden Village Pictures | Release Date: February 12, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Hewei Yu, Jiayin Lei, Jingfei Guo, Liya Tong, Mi Yang, Shengdi Wang, Zijian Dong

Summary: Kongwen Lu (Dong Zijian) is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor (Guo Jingfei). Through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading GuanKongwen Lu (Dong Zijian) is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor (Guo Jingfei). Through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning (Lei Jiayin) to accept a mission from Tu Ling (Yang Mi) to kill the author.… Expand

Director: Yang Lu

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 130 min

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John Berra

Feb 15, 2021

The result often verges on sensory overload but is nonetheless largely coherent and frequently inventive while evincing a determinedly dark sensibility. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Mar 29, 2022

Yang seems to have embarked on his own writer’s odyssey, going for broke, with a substantial studio budget to help visualize his dreams. There’s no doubting the creativity he displays in A Writer’s Odyssey; he could, however, work on coherence and restraint. Read full review

Richard Kuipers

Feb 15, 2021

“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. Read full review

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Asclepius

Feb 23, 2021

At first, this film might seem like a bit of a mish-mash. Is it a drama, a superhero movie, a mystery, or a tale of high fantasy? The answer is that it's all of these, and it actually pulls it off. The writing is a bit stilted in places, but overall fantastic, and they avoided leaning onAt first, this film might seem like a bit of a mish-mash. Is it a drama, a superhero movie, a mystery, or a tale of high fantasy? The answer is that it's all of these, and it actually pulls it off. The writing is a bit stilted in places, but overall fantastic, and they avoided leaning on beautiful visuals to carry the film. Worth your time.… Expand

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