Zhang Songwen's new drama "Ice Hunting" was broadcast on February 21.
It is reported that this is a small short drama filmed before Zhang Songwen became popular. Taking advantage of Zhang Songwen's east wind, this drama exceeded 20,000 popularity in less than two hours after it was launched, and the popularity exceeded 25,000 on the night of its premiere, with a platform score of 88 points.
The popularity is there, and the score is not low, but the drama "Ice Hunting" is difficult to replicate "Hurricane". chased 3 episodes of new dramas in a row, flipped through the evaluations of major platforms, and found that the comments of netizens were very different, and many netizens gave bad reviews.
So, how is this first criminal investigation drama "Ice Hunting" in 2024?
The synopsis of "Ice Hunting" is written about the anti-narcotics police represented by Zhao Younan and the drug trafficking group headed by Huang Zongwei, one of them hiding, the other chasing, and staged one cat-and-mouse story after another.
And after the new drama was broadcast, this drama really talked about this, and after a few episodes, I found that there was not much suspense in this drama, let alone suspense.
The most surprising thing is that the title of this show is the same as the finalized trailer, and there is also the voice of the actor at the beginning, is this a new trend? Or is the crew simply lazy and perfunctory?
The first episode uses Huang Zongwei and his companions as an introduction to throw out a suspense, and then the plot introduces the clues that drug traffickers have been found in the small county town, and stages the story of Zhao Younan and his companions arresting drug traffickers.
In the second episode, there are still two clues going hand in hand, Zhao Younan's side continues to investigate the clues of drug dealers, and Huang Zongwei's side finds that the workers have stolen drugs, and arranges for his subordinates to kill them again and again.
In the third episode, Zhao Younan and his companions found the whereabouts of the earthen gun used by the drug dealer to extinguish the mouth, and Huang Zongwei saw that the signs were wrong and quickly stopped.
The plot of the first three episodes is all flat and straightforward, without much suspense, and the plot advancement is average, and the lines in some places are even a bit nonsensical.
For example, in the first episode, when the anti-narcotics police held a meeting, he said on the front foot that people who did not take drugs would be exposed if they lurked in, and on the back foot he said that he wanted a female policeman to go, contradicting himself?
If it weren't for Zhang Songwen, who would watch it", "One star for Zhang Songwen's acting skills" ......There are countless evaluations like this, and most people are chasing new dramas for Zhang Songwen's fame, but they leave disappointed.
This time, Zhang Songwen challenged the high-IQ drug lord Huang Zongwei, who has superb chemical technology and is able to create a super-pure virus. He seems to be easy to get along with, fighting for his three sons, but behind the scenes he is a vicious and bad character.
The role of Huang Zongwei is not easy to play, but Zhang Songwen's acting skills are stable output, and many famous scenes are performed well, and I feel that many places are improvized.
At the beginning of the first episode, he quarreled with his companions, from temptation to outburst, his eyes gradually became **, angry, and his demeanor changed just right.
Later, when he learned that his business was being targeted, he squatted down expressionlessly and picked up the cigarette butt on the ground, crushed it with his hands, and the restrained ruthlessness was a little scary.
was called to the Public Security Bureau for questioning, he pretended that he didn't know anything, and that kind and simple feeling instantly reminded people of "Gao Qiqiang", who was also good at disguise.
During the inquiry, he was logical and clear-eyed, and the audience was almost deceived by him. On the whole, Zhang Songwen's acting skills are good, and only his interpretation makes the audience into the play the most.
In comparison, the role of the heroine Zhao Younan played by Yao Anna is really almost meaningless. It is said that this is the second TV series in her life, and some people say that it is good to act like this, and some people can't tolerate sand in their eyes, and they don't vomit or be unhappy with their acting skills.
Let's talk about appearance first, Yao Anna's appearance is not outstanding, especially the simple appearance in the play does not show her beauty. In the first episode, she pretended to be a spiritual girl and dealt with drug dealers, not only did she look spicy, but the audience thought it was a "male pretence".
Under the upward shot, Yao Anna's figure looks a little "strong", and she is not beautiful.
In addition, Yao Anna's performance is more exaggerated, and the scene of chasing drug dealers in the first episode is more than ten minutes long, just watching Zhao Younan walk and watch one-third of the scene, which is really eye-catching.
Speaking of acting skills, Yao Anna's acting is really too straightforward, and she has no acting skills at all, not to mention how embarrassing she is when she plays against Zhang Songwen. There were no waves in the process of her performance, her eyes did not change, and her stunned expression throughout the whole process was really making people dance the show.
Coincidentally, the performances of Bao Wenjing, Han Geng, Su Xin and others in the play are also as tasteless as "boiled water". is not afraid of god-like opponents, but afraid of pig-like teammates, Zhang Songwen's drama is afraid that it will be difficult to achieve classics with these characters.
The overall texture of "Ice Hunting" is average, and it is not even as good as the online short drama. Let's talk about the tone of this drama first, it looks like the style of twenty or thirty years ago, even if it is to restore the sense of age, you have to consider the texture of the picture, right?
In addition, the picture shots of this drama are also average, and many times it feels like a documentary style. When filming characters, they are directly slammed on the actor's face, or they are shot straight on the whole body, which is basically not exquisite.
Shooting the scenery, it is still a rough browsing panorama, and the close-ups of the featured items and scenery seem casual, and the quality of the whole drama is not very advanced.
Besides, the editing of this drama is also barely passable, no wonder the audience has not given praise.
For example, when the anti-narcotics police chased the murderer in the first episode, they gave the heroine a shot, and they were dazzled by the staggering, and then switched to the overhead panorama, switching back and forth no less than four times, and the editing was strange.
No matter which aspect it is, "Ice Hunting" seems to have slots, and it is no wonder that the audience generally gave bad reviews.
Have you chased Zhang Songwen's new drama? How does it feel?