To be honest

After watching it myself

Except for Sun Honglei’s performance which is worth watching

There is really nothing else to watch< /p>

The following are the reviews on the Internet

"Heaven's Mouth": It would be better without John Woo

Although it is a debut film, "Heaven's Mouth" is outstanding on all technical levels. They are all sophisticated and sophisticated, especially the art and styling (helmed by Tim Yip), which almost perfectly creates a gorgeous, gloomy but romantic old Shanghai. No wonder Chen Yili, who has put in a lot of effort, is reluctant to be criticized by the media and critics who always say "Heaven Mouth" " is a "Wu-style movie". He even denied that the film was adapted from "Blood on the Street", only saying that it was influenced to a certain extent in the inspiration of the story. But comparing the main story lines and character settings of the two movies (Daniel Wu = Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Liu Ye = Li Zixiong, Zhang Zhen = Simon Yam, Yang Yuning = Jacky Cheung, Shu Qi = Zhen Chuqian, Li Xiaolu = Yuan Jieying), except for the different era backgrounds, they are almost in the same mold I am afraid that only Chen Yili, the favorite disciple of John Woo, would dare to say ""Heaven's Mouth" is my original work."

But sophisticated technology will never be enough to support a good movie. A fan who has watched "Heaven's Mouth" wrote on his blog: "The overall feeling is blunt, stuffed, and devoid of anything new. The script full of loopholes makes the already cliched story even more difficult for the audience to invest in." He further pointed out the fatal flaw of "Heaven's Mouth": "The passionate hero movies of the 1980s seem to be difficult to win now."

Film critic Bi Chenggong even commented on " "Heaven's Mouth" said: "It would be better without John Woo!" He explained: "Without the constraints of John Woo's 'frame', "Heaven's Mouth" could have been more exciting. The well-behaved director completely operates according to the typical Hollywood model, regardless of The way the characters are created, the plot elements used to advance the plot, the sound-forward transitions... everything is as accurate and precise as if it had been calculated, and there is almost no fault to be found. However, the object of the "Borrowed Corpse" is John Woo, who is exporting to domestic sales in Hong Kong. It is an old work of the era, so whether it adopts the original story evolution or borrows Wu's gunfight scenes, it is incompatible with Chen Yili's temperament and skills."

In other words, Chen Yili, who has extraordinary skills, could have made a film. There are more innovative and interesting movies that are more up-to-date with the times, but they are always subject to the "John Woo trademark" and have to deliberately express brotherly feelings and passion. On the contrary, they are just superficial and cannot even create a stand-up character. . Liu Ye and Sun Honglei have all been reduced to facial symbols. The first male lead Daniel Wu has just said goodbye to his hometown girl and falls in love with a prostitute. This also makes this character go against the "hero's true nature". In the end, is he a brother or a hero? Beautiful revenge? It seems ambiguous and confusing, and it is difficult to move people.

If the old version of "Blood on the Street" is John Woo's heartfelt "Master's Self-Tao" and captured the turmoil, collapse and passionate feelings of confrontation in that era, the new version of "Heaven's Mouth" "Brothers for the sake of brothers, passion for blood, and emotion for the sake of emotion. It has lost the support of reality and true feelings, and has become an embarrassing celebrity show."

An anonymous film critic told reporters: "In fact, it is obvious that Chen Yili wants to focus the story on the more realistic betrayal of Liu Ye and the complex Zhang Zhen. He is more He wanted to make a western style that was innovative for Chinese-language films, and he even wanted to make a movie like "Road to Destruction" that explored black humanity, but he was constrained by John Woo in every aspect, even if John Woo was not here. On set, Chen Yili was also emotionally influenced by him. He wanted to make his mentor and boss happy, so he tried his best to imitate him, but this thankless approach really delayed this rare young director."

Shu Qi: The Only Breakthrough

Is there any realistic way out for the old-school "Wu-style movies"? Bi Chenggong said: "To be honest, no one will watch John Woo as the selling point of "Heaven's Mouth" because his plot, such as the deep brotherhood, has little appeal to the current audience. The current box office of the movie is mainly Contributed by the female audience, it is the large number of celebrities inside that attract them more, so playing the 'John Woo card' is not as good as playing the 'star card'.

In addition, the so-called gangster movies of the 1930s and TV series are already full of such themes. Didn't "New Shanghai" just finish its hit? The stories told are pretty much the same. Why should the audience pay to go to the cinema to watch these clichés? They go to the cinema to see things they can't usually see, such as "Transformers" and the flying Harry Potter. "

Regarding the performances of the "celebrities who are more attractive to the audience", Bi Chenggong said: "Fortunately, it didn't make people laugh. "Heaven's Mouth" is not a costume film, and the people in the play are pretty human. talk. Liu Ye's acting is considered the best, and that's because his acting in "The Promise" and "The Golden Jacket" was so bad that it was almost impossible to watch. The comparison this time is really good; Daniel Wu continued his performance of having no expression and nothing. The style of body language can be called "China's Keanu Reeves"; Chang Chen has become less and less agile since he collaborated with Wong Kar-wai, but I still like his original "Luo Xiaohu"; Sun Honglei's performance this time is similar to "Seven" Compared with the extremely over-the-top and extremely narcissistic "Wind and Fire" in "The Sword", it's quite bearable; compared to other roles, the showgirl played by Shu Qi is a bit over-the-top. Others are very realistic, but here she is very stage-acting. , maybe the director deliberately wanted to express the innocence behind the extravagant life through her. ”

Some viewers also believe that the biggest breakthrough in the "Wu Yusen style" of "Heaven's Mouth" is the "Lulu" played by Shu Qi. The fragile vases that are often attached to men in John Woo's movies. Generally speaking, the stars worked hard this time, but the unbalanced scheduling and unconvincing character setting made all the efforts not only fail to achieve twice the result with half the effort, but also pushed the film down. The opposite of superficiality and messiness

"Heaven's Mouth" film review is a feast of mediocrity

Looking at domestic films depicting brotherhood, John Woo's "Blood on the Street" can be regarded as a classic. Ah Wing, Ah Fai and Ah B grew up together as brothers. With their own dreams, the three of them went to Vietnam to make a career in the world. However, because of Ah Wing's lust for profit, the brothers turned against each other and drew their guns. Open your eyes and see, he is your brother for more than ten years! " Ah Hui's desperate cry tells how many friendships are helpless when it comes to money. Obviously, Director Wu did not intend to tell the fragility of friendship in this film. The lack of friendship caused by Ah Rong's rebellion was quickly replaced by Ah Le. Ah Le. B finally kills Ah Rong to avenge the tragic death of his brother Ah Hui. At this time, the director's intention becomes extremely obvious: those who betray friendship will eventually be severely punished. The brotherhood between men, the heroic feelings of sympathy, and life together. The bloody Jianghu style is the main theme throughout this film - high-quality raw materials - complete and smooth story, big stars (Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung, Li Zixiong), large production, plus special seasoning - "Wu's violence". "Aesthetics", through Chef Wu's careful cooking, a gluttonous feast with strong visual impact and inner shock is placed in front of the audience. Now more than ten years have passed, and the brotherhood and martial arts spirit throughout the film can still remind people of it People are excited and excited. This "dish" has a bright color, strong taste, and endless aftertaste. It can be called a classic.

Similar plots also involve big investment, big production, and big stars. The released film "Heaven's Mouth" was quite disappointing, just like several other domestic blockbusters in recent years. Although it was billed as a remake of "Blood on the Street", the brotherhood promoted in the original film was eliminated in this film. It has been weakened to the point that it has become a factor in promoting the storyline. The scattered narrative narration tells the personal emotions of the protagonist, which is far less calm and atmospheric than "Blood on the Street". In the end, "Heaven's Mouth" is more like a personal film. A memoir of love, hate, and hatred, the film is straightforward and has no characteristics at all. The film spares no effort to create highlights that are in line with current entertainment: beautiful female stars in scantily clad clothes, male stars who show off their coolness everywhere, bloody scenes of violence, and romance. A love story... Handsome men and beautiful women are eye-catching, but they cannot cover up the paleness and weakness of the narrative itself, and good production cannot make up for the lack of taste in the heart.

Comprehensive evaluation, "Heaven's Mouth" is a dish. , the appearance is full of color and fragrance, but the taste is very mediocre. Compared with the experienced Chef Wu, the skills of the newly debuted Chef Chen are obviously inferior.

My own feeling: not good-looking, not as good as "The Fuse"

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