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Let Hoi Decide (2014)

Let Hoi Decide poster
Original title
Để Mai Tính 2
Directed by
Charlie Nguyen
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
Vietnam
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man named Pham Huong Hoi is torn between love and his career. The film follows his journey four years after the previous film and mixes comedy with romance.

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What happens

Let Hoi Decide (Vietnamese: De Mai tinh 2) is a 2014 spin-off film of De Mai tinh (2010), both were directed by Charlie Nguyen. Let Hoi Decide was released by CJ Entertainment, Chanh Phuong Films, Early Risers Media Group and Galaxy Studio on December 12, 2014, and distributed by CJ CGV Vietnam. The film stars Thai Hoa, Diem My 9x, Quang Su, Huy Khanh, Linh Son, Thu Trang, Hoang Phuc and Yaya Truong Nhi. It features Pham Huong Hoi's journey after 4 years since the first film, in which he is torn between love and career. The film received many mixed reviews from the press, in which they criticized the unwise plot full of not-so-funny comedy feature, though they still praised its entertainment purpose and Thai Hoa's acting skill. However, the LGBT community also heavily criticized this movie for being offensive toward the LGBT community in general, as well as for making profits from using homosexual characters. Let Hoi Decide grossed 5,7 billion Vietnam Dong worth of ticket in the first day release among 45 billion Vietnam profit in first week, soon to become one of the highest-grossing movie of all time by making 101 billion Vietnam Dong, before being defeated by Furious 7 couple months later. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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