How did Mai Thu Huyen make a movie that was criticized as “disaster” and “worst in history”?

In recent days, movies Fragile flower (released in theaters on April 12) directed by Mai Thu Huyen became a topic of discussion on social networks.

However, this work is known not because of its attractive content, elaborate investment or the gathering of many famous actors, but because it is considered one of the “worst” cinematographic works in history. Vietnamese box office.

After 11 days of release, the film only achieved a revenue of 394 million VND and did not receive positive feedback from the audience. Mai Thu Huyen’s side spoke up saying that due to theaters “suppressing” screenings, good times were not given priority. However, audiences and film critics reacted the opposite way.

Many people believe that the film failed because the content was unattractive and the topic was far from the public’s taste.

This is not Mai Thu Huyen’s first film to fail at the box office. Before that, movies Kieu, American Dream also has not very positive revenue.

In 2021, Mai Thu Huyen attracted attention with her first movie Kieu – adapted from Kieu story by Nguyen Du, exploiting the relationships of the characters: Kieu, Thuc Sinh and Hoan Thu.

This work is considered to have invested in costumes and settings, bringing together many names loved by the public such as: My Duyen, Cao Thai Ha, Le Khanh, Phuong Thanh, Hieu Hien…

However, upon launch, Kieu had sluggish sales and was not well received by the audience. The film suffered a heavy loss when it earned just over 2.6 billion VND (according to data from Box Office Vietnam – an independent box office monitoring unit), while the crew ever shared Kieu Needs revenue of 100 billion VND to break even.

Not only that, the work also received many criticisms from both audiences and experts. Many people believe that the work is long, rambling, and overly modified, failing to express the core values ​​of the original work.

The actors’ performances were also evaluated as stiff, dull and lacking emotion. The sex scenes in the movie were also considered lacking in sophistication, turning this movie into a “disaster”.

In the film, Mai Thu Huyen also appeared as Dam Tien, but the actress was heavily criticized for her scary appearance.

Previously, in 2017, Mai Thu Huyen both starred and was the producer of the movie America dream (Hong Ngan is director and screenwriter), with 60% of scenes recorded in the US.

The film tells about the life of Linh (played by Mai Thu Huyen) – a successful doctor in Vietnam, whose husband is The Vinh (played by Binh Minh), also a doctor. During an operation, Linh accidentally killed a patient and was forced to quit her job. She was even more miserable when she learned that her husband was having an affair. After that, Linh went to America, from here she met many people and her life changed a lot.

Even though it’s a psychological drama America dream again Exploring stories about the medical industry with footage from professionals in the industry. This work is considered a risk by Mai Thu Huyen and when released in theaters, the film did not receive support from the audience.

Many reviewers, although praising his fidelity in love and passion for medicine, still America dream There are still many “gritties”, making it difficult for viewers to understand the message.

Many people believe that, although Mai Thu Huyen is a prominent face as an actress in famous television series. However, as a director or producer, she is still quite inexperienced and lacks many skills.

Although she has a lot of enthusiasm and passion for filmmaking, to please the audience in the role of leading a movie, Mai Thu Huyen still has to make more efforts.