Chinese A-list star Fan Bingbing is the only non-American in Forbes' list of the world's highest paid actresses of 2015. (Photo : Variety)
"Ever Since We Love" (Wan Wu Sheng Zhang) was widely welcomed by Chinese moviegoers, proven by the film's gross income of 96 million yuan ($15 million) in the first five days despite some negative remarks from critics.
Dubbed as China's "Most Sexual Film," "Ever Since We Love is directed by Chinese film director and screenwriter Li Yu and written by well-known Chinese novelist Zhang Haipeng, also known by the pen name Feng Tang.
According to the Global Times, the teen movie is not well structured as characters give in to their emotions swiftly compared to the industrialized scripts of Hollywood films.
The news site also added that the script is merely emotion-driven and fails to deliver the goals, as the director gives power to the emotions of the characters by blending sounds and slow motions. According to the site, the film lacks creativity.
Mu Weier, a movie critic, questioned the time elements as well as the age of the actors--mostly in their 30's--who play as high school students in the film.
The movie critic also noticed the vulnerability of the characters, especially the "shameless and irresponsible" actions of the girls who always cry but portrayed as "sentimental and innocent moments."
On the other hand, American entertainment site Variety stated that the teen movie turned out to be a "far more adult affair."
"Ever Since We Love" is a story of medical student Qiu Shui played by the former Super Junior member and actor Han Geng, who is struggling emotionally for having intimate relationships with his childhood friend, schoolmate, and a "sexy" lady older than him played by Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing.
The three women as described by its writer Feng Tang represent the past, present and future a young man may face while growing up, as most teen boys learn about the world from an older beauty, like a goddess, in their lives.
