What a pity for the billion-dollar beauty!

The Vietnamese film "Falling in Love with My Best Friend" failed to create a strong impact upon its release during the Lunar New Year. Even the performance of "billion-dollar actress" Kaity Nguyen couldn't help the film attract a large audience.

Kaity Nguyen expected to return to the role in Falling in love with the wrong best friend. – one of three Vietnamese films scheduled for release during the 2025 Lunar New Year, alongside The Revenge Quartet and A kiss worth billions .

Unfortunately, the "gem" of Vietnamese cinema failed to achieve the breakthrough she hoped for, despite her strong performance. The film also wasn't warmly received, with box office revenue not reaching its peak. This is perhaps Kaity Nguyen's biggest setback after many previous successful projects that grossed hundreds of billions of VND.

The shoulder shape is still familiar.

Falling in love with the wrong best friend. by Nguyen Quang Dung Directed by Diep The Vinh, this is the only remake film released in theaters during the Lunar New Year season this year. The original work... Friend Zone Produced in Thailand, it caused a sensation when it was screened in Vietnam in 2019, grossing over 53 billion VND.

The film's script closely follows the original plot. In the film, Kaity Nguyen plays Binh An, a strong-willed and intelligent girl who is clumsy in love. She is completely unaware that her best friend, Bao Toan (Tran Ngoc Vang), has secretly loved her for many years without daring to confess.

Kaity Nguyen and Tran Ngoc Vang play two close friends.

This is also Kaity Nguyen's most recent leading role since The last wife (2023) by Victor Nguyen. Prior to that, she played a supporting role in Prince of Bac Lieu (2024), she plays the younger sister of the main character, portrayed by Song Luan. Although her appearance is limited, Kaity Nguyen's performance is highly praised and adds a highlight to the film.

Unlike her two previous works, which were set in the past, Kaity Nguyen returns this time with her familiar youthful and modern image. The challenge for the actress born in 1999 is to overcome the shadow of the original while simultaneously changing to refresh her own image.

But in reality, in the film she still couldn't break free from her familiar acting style, failing to bring the necessary breakthrough to create a new impression for the character.

The role also has a familiar mischievous quality to Linh Dan in I'm not 18 yet. (2017), adding a little more of Chau's personality in Papa's soul, daughter's skin (2018). Moreover, those who have seen the original Thai version will certainly make a comparison and easily recognize that Kaity Nguyen's acting style is not too different from the original.

Therefore, Kaity Nguyen's return this time hasn't created as much surprise as her previous appearance. Blood Moon Party (2020) or The last wife (2023).

Kaity Nguyen hasn't had many breakthroughs in terms of image or acting style.

Interaction with co-stars was not good.

Falling in love with the wrong best friend. This also marks Kaity Nguyen's first collaboration with co-stars Tran Ngoc Vang and Thanh Son. Both are talented actors with extensive acting experience. However, Thanh Son mainly plays supporting roles, so all the attention is focused on the two characters played by Kaity Nguyen and Tran Ngoc Vang.

Tran Ngoc Vang has many advantages in terms of appearance, and being born in 1998 and only one year older than Kaity Nguyen, both create a youthful and harmonious feeling when working together on screen.

Unfortunately, the interaction between Kaity Nguyen and Tran Ngoc Vang wasn't very effective. Viewers struggled to feel a deep connection between the two, making their long-standing friendship unconvincing.

Besides the famous cast, behind it all... Falling in love with the wrong best friend. Despite having a professional and experienced team, the film had a rather extensive promotional strategy. However, the film did not create a very good effect upon its release.

The project faced intense competition from two Vietnamese films The Four Revengeful Spirits (Directed by Tran Thanh) and Billion-dollar kiss (Thu Trang). According to statistics from Box Office Vietnam According to an independent box office monitoring unit, the film consistently lags behind its competitors in the Lunar New Year box office race and has yet to surpass the 10 billion VND mark.

The film's revenue has yet to surpass 10 billion VND.

In the original Friend Zone, The lead female role belongs to "Thai film goddess" Baifern Pimchanok – famous for films such as Crazy Little Thing Called Love (2010) The Con-Heartist (2020) AI Love You (2022)…

Kaity Nguyen herself is quite modest, saying that she is only average and has not yet reached the "goddess" level like Baifern Pimchanok.

Reality, Friend Zone This role is considered crucial, helping Pimchanok continue to flourish in her career. Meanwhile, Falling in love with the wrong best friend. This is causing some confusion among viewers. Some opinions suggest that the film has dragged down Kaity Nguyen's career, causing her to lose her title as a "100 billion VND actress," similar to Tuan Tran's return in... Claws last year.

According to the production team, Kaity Nguyen not only plays the lead role but also serves as the creative director, contributing to the entire process. build and shaped the film's style. This partly demonstrates the dedication the actress has put into the project.

However, Kaity probably needs to be more careful in choosing her next scripts and projects to maintain her position.

Instead of staying within her comfort zone, she should seek out more compelling and profound scripts to fully utilize her acting abilities and refresh her image, so as not to disappoint the audience's trust.

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