Kaity Nguyen returns with the lead role in "Love by mistake", causing curiosity when collaborating with Thanh Son for the first time. However, it is likely that the Northern TV star will find it difficult to shine before the charm of the "jade girl of Vietnamese cinema".
This year's Lunar New Year movie season, Kaity Nguyen Returning to the screen with the leading role in Love by mistake - work by Nguyen Quang Dung and directed by Diep The Vinh, remake of a Thai film.
In the film, the actress born in 1999 plays with Thanh Son - a familiar face on VTV's "prime time" airwaves.
The combination of the “jade girl” of Southern cinema and the TV star of the Northern region is a surprising factor, helping the film have a chance to make a big splash at the box office. However, there are also opinions that Thanh Son will find it difficult to shine against the charm of his female colleague.
Kaity Nguyen is the attraction
Love the wrong best friend is the only remake film released in theaters this Tet season. Original work Friend Zone Produced in Thailand, it caused a stir when shown in Vietnam in 2019, earning more than 53 billion VND.
In the film, Kaity Nguyen plays Binh An, a strong and individualistic girl who is very happy with her boyfriend Vu Tran (Thanh Son). However, she has no idea that her best friend Bao Toan (Tran Ngoc Vang) also has a secret crush on her but has not dared to say it for many years.
The film's content has not changed much from the original. The script remains faithful to the familiar motif of the rom-com genre (comedy, romance), inserting many humorous situations to make people laugh, while at the same time build an interesting triangle relationship.
In the original Friend Zone, The female lead role belongs to "Thai cinema's pearl" Baifern Pimchanok - famous for films such as Crazy Little Thing Called Love (2010), The Con-Heartist (2020), I Love You (2022)…
The natural acting of the star born in 1992 contributed significantly to the success of the film, bringing the image of a girl who is both humorous and profound in love. Many viewers also commented Friend Zone is an important role in Pimchanok's career.
Therefore, the challenge for Kaity Nguyen is to overcome the shadow of the original, and at the same time change to renew her own image.
Compared to Baifern Pimchanok, Kaity Nguyen is not far behind. Although she is younger than her senior, she has participated in many high-grossing projects, helping to solidify her title as the “pearl of Vietnamese cinema”.
This is also Kaity Nguyen's most recent leading role since The Last Wife (2023) by Victor Nguyen. Previously, she played a supporting role in Cong Tu Bac Lieu , the younger sister of the main character, played by Song Luan. Although she doesn't appear much, Kaity Nguyen's performance is still highly appreciated, and is an element that helps the film have more highlights.
Unlike the previous two films which were both set in the past, this time Kaity Nguyen returns with a familiar youthful, modern image.
According to the crew, she not only plays the main role but also takes on the role of creative director, contributing to the process of building and shaping the film's style. That partly shows the actress's dedication to the project.
Thanh Son is curious
Kaity Nguyen's partner is Tran Ngoc Vang - a young face who has participated in many projects such as The one who needs to forget must remember (2020), Sun Man (2023), On the drinking table, below the plotting table (2023)… This time, he continues to be favored by the producer, "chosen" for the male lead role.
Tran Ngoc Vang was also born in 1999, so he had many advantages when acting with Kaity Nguyen. He was even expected to be the face that could become the new "male god" of Vietnamese cinema.
Unfortunately, after many projects, Tran Ngoc Vang is still not a name that leaves a deep impression on the audience. The most recent film he starred in – Sun Man – was a miserable failure at the box office, earning only over 5.1 billion VND despite heavy investment in promotion.
So almost all attention was focused on Thanh Son's appearance. This was his second time acting in a movie after 13 years since Smell of grass on fire (2012) - State-invested film, directed by Nguyen Huu Muoi.
Returning to the silver screen, the actor born in 1991 impressed with his unique appearance, pursuing a rugged style and growing a goatee. He is also expected to deliver an impressive performance, showing progress in acting and affirming his position on the big screen.
Thanh Son's participation is an interesting unknown. Love the wrong best friend . But in fact, the role in the original is quite faint, only serving as a background for the relationship between the two main characters.
Therefore, it is very likely that Thanh Son will have difficulty making an impression if the crew does not make many changes to highlight the character he plays. The possibility that he will be overshadowed by Kaity Nguyen is very high, even losing his acting space to his junior Tran Ngoc Vang.
Next to Love the wrong best friend , the Tet At Ty box office has two more movies The Guardian Quartet (Directed by Tran Thanh) and Billionaire Kiss (Thu Trang). All three have different content but quite similar directions, all revolving around a love triangle, exploiting light humor elements.
In particular, the films are all produced by famous and experienced crews, so they are expected to create an explosive Tet film season with revenue much higher than last year.
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