The film, called "The Eighth Suspect", is full of expectations, but ultimately fails to realize the hope it carries. Despite soaring ticket prices, the film was a bit short of becoming a hit. Up to now, the film has been released for 11 days, and the box office revenue has reached 335 million, although it achieved more than 90 million on the first day, but in the following days, the box office continued to decline, until this weekend, the release of the new films "The Expendables 4" and "Parrot Killing" further squeezed its film space. The film may only end within 400 million in the end, although the film side divides more than 100 million, but the profit is not huge.
The cast of the film should also be able to attract audiences for it, but this is not the case. Although some of these actors excelled in other productions, such as Dapeng and Zhang Songwen, their performance failed to save the film's box office prospects. Filmmaking seems to have failed to realize the full potential of these actors, making their characters seem bland.
The core reason for the low evaluation is the quality of the film. Although the story theme has potential, the narrative of the film is prosaic, lacking tension and appeal. The lack of reasoning and detective elements in the film makes the plot seem too coincidental and unreal. The audience was visibly disappointed with this as they wanted to see more suspense and reasoning.
All in all, while The Eighth Suspect failed to live up to its expected success, it is still worth paying attention to because it excels in some areas while also providing some room for reflection and improvement. It is hoped that future filmmaking can make better use of the potential and improve the quality to attract the attention of more audiences.