I was given the chance to sit down and watch the 2019 Chinese movie "Gone With the Light" (aka "Bei guang zhua zou de ren") here in 2021. And without ever having heard about the movie, of course I opted to sit down and watch it. First and foremost, because it was a Chinese movie that I hadn't already seen. Secondly, because the movie's synopsis sounded very interesting. And thirdly, because the movie had Bo Huang on the cast list.
But let me just be the first to say that writer and director Runnian Dong failed to deliver something wholehearted and entertaining. The movie's script and storyline didn't live up to the movie's synopsis in a fulfilling manner. And I have to say that I gave up on this ordeal of a movie not even halfway through.
The pacing of the storyline and narrative was just insanely slow and uneventful, so it was a drag and a struggle to sit through this movie. Even more so because nothing interesting happened, so there wasn't much to keep my attention to the screen. And not even an actor as profilic as Bo Huang could manage to salvage this movie.
"Gone With the Light" is definitely a movie that is of an acquired taste. Writer and director Runnian Dong certianly failed to impress or entertain me with this 2019 movie. It was a shame though, because the movie's synopsis really made it seem like the movie had so much potential to be interesting.
My rating of "Gone With the Light" lands on a mere three out of ten stars.
