Lai dian kuang xiang

Needless to say that I had not heard about this 2018 Chinese drama from writers Xiao Li, Huan Wang and Si Wang prior to stumbling upon it by random chance here in 2023. And with it being an Asian movie that I hadn't already seen, and with my fascination and love of the Asian cinema, of course I had to sit down and watch it.

The storyline in "Lai Dian Kuang Xiang" (aka "Kill Mobile") was cringeworthy to say the least. Sure, the aspect of mobile phones killing off intimacy and causing distancing between individuals in relationships of various kinds is something that is relevant, because it is the truth. Then I have to say that the contents of this movie was just difficult to sit through. There was something awkward looming over the entire movie, and it was not an enjoyable script or storyline to sit through.

So I have to say that writers Xiao Li, Huan Wang and Si Wang failed to deliver something wholesome and worthwhile here with "Lai Dian Kuang Xiang".

I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, nor can I claim that I was impressed with what I witnessed on the screen. Now, the actors and actresses were not to blame for this, because their performances were adequate, but it was solely because of the contents of the script, the character gallery and the dialogue. It was all just cringeworthy, devoid of anything that appealed to me and just felt one-dimensional and bloated.

"Lai Dian Kuang Xiang", from director Miao Yu, is not a movie that I will recommend for fans of the Asian cinema to rush out and get to watch. It wasn't entertained by it, and it is definitely not a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time.

My rating of "Lai Dian Kuang Xiang" lands on a two out of ten stars.