Text | an Qing
Editor | 9527 Meow Gujun
In fact, the first film that impressed me this year was not Hot, which was publicized all over the sky, nor Life 2, which was helped by Shen Teng.
But the movie Mr. Red carpet, starring Andy Lau, focuses on showbiz stories.
Although "Mr. Red Carpet" lacks momentum, it does not lose money in terms of configuration.
More importantly, the film is humble enough.
Before the Spring Festival came online, there was news that all the major films were fighting for the production rate.
In order to get ahead of the game, many film companies require that the ratio of film arrangement rate should not be lower than a number.
Otherwise, a subsequent key is refused.
But "Mr. Red carpet" did not participate in this market competition.
It posted posters saying "Let the audience choose", in other words, respecting the decision of the market.
If it were not for sufficient strength, how could the film side of Mr. Red carpet be so free and easy?
Unfortunately, the word-of-mouth after the launch of the film makes me wonder whether it doesn't matter whether free and easy is just a bad way to know the ending.
Click on the Douban comment area of the movie "Mr. Red Carpet," almost all of which are negative comments from netizens.
"it's really boring. It's not the rhythm of the movie at all."
"Comedy is not comedy, satire is not sharp."
"worst of the year"
Director Chicken Thief
The fact is, as soon as the movie was released, the reputation of "Mr. Red carpet" has already fallen.
This bad film makes people all over the country unwilling.
01
The type is literary and artistic, and the satire is too mild.
In theory, when people in the circle shoot the stories of people in the circle, they have to reveal some inside stories that make the audience's values explode.
But Mr. Red Carpet's satire on the various deeds of show business is too mild.
If you want to see the yardstick in this film, you might as well go through the popularity of entertainment in the past five years, which must be more explosive than the movie.
In addition to its own content is too mild, the style of the film is also inexplicable.
Comedy laugh point is insufficient, literature and art is obviously commercial, the film focuses on a big star in order to win awards hard filming.
But the harder you try, the more poignant the story.
From the track of the story, Liu Dehua's male lead continues to give people a kind of.
The feeling of feeling distressed but deserved, I don't know whether it is the filter of Andy Lau or the setting of his own role.
The so-called Mr. Red carpet is more like the epitome of Vanity Fair, in other words, the protagonist is a symbol, it is difficult for the audience to have feelings for him.
Moreover, Ning Hao wants too many sarcastic things.
The film does not have a main line to grasp the rhythm of the story, what the film is trying to insinuate.
But walking around is nothing new. Ning Hao is a good director.
But Mr. Red carpet is not really a movie.
On the contrary, it is more like a collection of black materials, all kinds of showbiz stalks are pieced together, and these stalks are also very pediatric.
After all, the script is not good, the rhythm is not good, the content is lack of space, the sincerity is obviously not enough.
The only thing that surprised the audience was Andy Lau's performance.
Andy Lau has always been a good actor, but Andy Lau in Mr. Red carpet is really different.
The character seems to be tailor-made for Andy Lau. I even think there is a shadow of Andy Lau in the character.
The same gentle and elegant, the same star who has made his debut for many years, this kind of true and false sense of confusion.
It has more impact in Andy Lau's exquisite acting skills.
It's a pity that a powerful actor alone can't afford to watch a movie.
02
Top actors act badly. Stop it, Andy Lau.
Andy Lau is definitely recognized as a top actor, and he became famous at the peak of Hong Kong film and television.
Once "Infernal Affairs", "Dark War", "disciples" which is not the trump card, solid work accumulation made Andy Lau become the audience extremely trusted actor.
After the decline of Hong Kong films, Andy Lau never slackened his way of acting.
He is in the sci-fi movie "wandering the Earth", and the "Anti-Drug" series "bomb disposal expert" is one of the few films that can be played at the box office in mainland theaters.
The key is that Andy Lau's blockbusters are continuous, the quality is reliable, and all kinds of low-budget films continue to be online, stabilizing the exposure.
If you want to talk about the model of internal entertainment, Andy Lau is definitely the first echelon figure.
Has his achievement been recognized in the circle or not? The 11th Congress of the Film Association.
Liu Dehua sat at the main table, Zhang Ye did not win the post of vice chairman, he got it.
Whether it is the achievement of Andy Lau, the position of Andy Lau, or the strength of Andy Lau, they are all at the top level.
But when top actors become a symbol and label, actors have to be careful in their choice.
The trust that actors build with the audience may need to be maintained by four or five works.
But as long as a movie collapses, the so-called trust collapses.
Why is Andy Lau's film not popular this time? why did Andy Lau lose his box office advantage compared with Jia Ling and Lei Jiayin?
The answer is "stealth" at 5.5 points and "Operation Moscow" at 6.1 points in 2023.
It's not that Andy Lau is unreliable, but when Andy Lau played as a single card, the audience began to wait and see.
If the movie Mr. Red carpet does better than expected, Andy Lau may still have room to save his reputation.
Unfortunately, the bad reviews of "Mr. Red carpet" have already given the film an almost death sentence.
The failure of the film is not regrettable.
But Andy Lau, as a top actor, often stumbles and turns over on unnecessary themes, which is really annoying.
Of course, Andy Lau also has his reasons. He is the group of actors who have witnessed the decline of Hong Kong film and television.
Just like Wang Jing, Hong Kong movies have been standing still for a long time, how to feed such a group of people?
It depends on such representative bigwigs as Wang Jing and Liu Dehua.
But after such a long time, Hong Kong actors are still out of touch.
Young actors can't get out, veteran actors can't get out.
Facts have proved enough that winning by quantity cannot save Hong Kong films. Finding the quality and finding a way out is the key.
Go on and on, only sigh regret. For Liu Dehua, who is already 60 +.
his energy for filming must be decreasing.
But the audience still wants to see Andy Lau play more good movies of high quality.
Do it for the audience, Andy. Stop it.
Improve the requirements for film production and script quality, reject human drama, and reduce the frequency of joining the group every year.
Just to be worth the role, worth the script to lose their energy.
All in all, Mr. Red Carpet's word-of-mouth and statistical performance are a foregone conclusion.
In the highly competitive Spring Festival, the theme style of "Mr. Red carpet" has no chance of winning.
Unfortunately, some audiences went into the cinema in the name of Andy Lau.
But it is doomed to waste movie tickets.
Finally, what do you think of Mr. Red carpet?
Will you continue to support Andy Lau's next films?
Participate in the discussion in the comments section and leave your opinion.