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Mai Review (2024) — 78% Celluloid Score

Directed by Trấn Thành · 2024 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Mai worth watching?

Mai (2024) earns a 78% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Audiences (91%) responded more warmly than critics (74%).

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Mai?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

78%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Four-source breakdown

74% Critic Score
91% Audience
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.5
7.8 IMDb /10
Runtime
2h 11m
Cast
Phương Thảo , Trấn Thành , Tuấn Trần , Ngọc Lan
Streaming
Netflix

Where to watch

  • Netflix

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (74%).
  • Audiences widely enjoyed it (91%).
  • Celluloid Score 78% averages these 4 public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded drama, romance pick
  • Crowd-pleaser seekers — audiences liked it more than critics

Not ideal for

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    Is Mai worth watching?

    Yes — Mai earns a 78% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Vietnam's box-office record-breaker — a romantic drama that critics found melodramatic but audiences crowned as essential, with Phương Thảo's lead performance earning praise for dignity under economic pressure.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Audiences (91%) responded more warmly than critics (74%).

    What is Mai about?

    A single mother working as a masseuse in Ho Chi Minh City fights to protect her daughter while navigating a complicated romance with a kind-hearted client who may not survive his illness. Trấn Thành's directorial follow-up to the record-breaking *Bố Già* became Vietnam's highest-grossing film with working-class tenderness at its center.

    Critic Reviews

    critic Mai

    Mai (2024) Review: Vietnam's Highest-Grossing Romantic Drama

    Trấn Thành's single-mother romance broke every Vietnamese box-office record — 74% critics, 91% audiences, working-class tenderness at national scale.

    Landmark [Vietnam](/country/vietnam/) drama on [Best of Asia 2016–2026](/best/asia-2016-2026/) — melodrama that earned its records honestly.

    Kaiser Khan Asia-Pacific Critic

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