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Lost in the Stars
Lost in the Stars

6.5

Lost in the Stars

NR·2023·122m

Summary

He Fei's wife, Li Muzi, disappears during their anniversary trip. When she reappears, he insists that she is not his wife. As Chen Mai, a top lawyer gets involved in this bizarre case, more mysteries start to emerge.

Crew

Director

Xiang Liu

Director

Rui Cui

Co-Writer

Yin Yixiong

Screenplay

Chen Sicheng

Writer

Gu Shu-Yi

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

August 6, 2023

6

At the start, this is quite an intriguing drama. "He Fei" (Yilong Zhu) and his wife "Li Muzi" seem to be getting along nicely until she disappears. He is in despair until a woman appears asserting that she is the missing woman - and he is certain that she is not his wife. This lady (Janice Man) is adamant, and when he seeks police assistance she is able to prove her identity with videos, photos and friends who corroborate her story. Is he just losing the plot, or might something more sinister be afoot? Fortunately for our increasingly hapless hero, a local lawyer/investigator "Chen Mai" (Ni Ni) decides that she is going to help him out and the more they dig, the more confusion they discover. To be fair, the plot is anything but simple - it has plenty of twists and turns, but I rather lost interest in him as a character and the plot gradually became a bit too convoluted. There just aren't enough clues for us to follow, we learn at the same rate as them and that left me in limbo for too much of this two hour drama. The ending has a quirkiness to it, but the characterisations are too weak and the story too thin to make it worth the wait. It's a sort of grudge/retribution story - but for way too long I didn't know why or whom by. It is watchable, and the acting is OK, but I doubt I will recall much about this next week.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

Mandarin

Budget:

$9,500,000.00

Revenue:

$334,039,200.00

Keywords

witness to a crime
unsolved crime
suspense
crime suspense
psychological suspense thriller