My Love (2021 film)

My Love is a 2021 Chinese romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Han Tian. It is a remake of the 2018 South Korean film On Your Wedding Day. The film stars Greg Hsu and Zhang Ruonan, and features Ding Guansen, Yan Zidong, Guo Cheng and Wang Shasha in supporting roles. The plot follows a story of first love, spanning fifteen years, from teenagers to adults.

My Love
Film poster
Chinese你的婚礼
Directed byHan Tian
Written by
  • Zhang Ying
  • Jiao Tingting
  • Han Tian
Based onOn Your Wedding Day
by Lee Seok-Geun
Starring
Production
companies
Release date
  • April 30, 2021 (2021-April-30)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Box office$114 million[1][2]

The film was released on April 30, 2021. It received mixed reviews from critics but was widely successful at the box office, making it the highest-grossing romantic comedy film of 2021 in China. The film has grossed over $114 million worldwide.

Plot

Back in high school, Zhou Xiaoqi (Greg Hsu) was a student with swimming speciality. You Yongci (Zhang Ruonan) was a transfer student of the same high school. At the first sight, Zhou fell in love with You. Before Zhou expressed his true feelings, You left without saying goodbye. Zhou holds and protects this young and ignorant pure love inside his heart for over 15 years.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began at the end of May 2020,[3] at locations such as Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou in China and wrapped on July 28, 2020.[4]

Release

My Love was released in China on April 30, 2021.[5] The film was released in Singapore on May 6 and in Brunei on May 13.[6] Opening in theaters in North America, Australia and New Zealand starts from May 7.[7][8]

The film is being released in South Korea on August 25, 2021[9] and in Malaysia on September 16, 2021.[10]

Reception

Box office

My Love grossed CN¥424 million (US$65.6 million) in its three day opening weekend in China.[11]

Critical response

On the Chinese review aggregator Maoyan, more than 650,000 audiences rated this film and the average rating is 8.0/10.[12]

Lim Yian Lu from Singapore, reviewing the film for Yahoo Life, wrote: "Being a romance drama, the plot takes its audience through all the highs and lows of the couple’s love story. Although 115 minutes can be a little long, the details are well executed, lending depth to not only the characters, but also their relationship."[13]

Accolades
Year Award Category Recipient Result
2020 Douyin Entertainment Annual Awards The Most Anticipated Romance Movie My Love Won
2021 30th Huading Awards Best New Actor Greg Hsu Nominated

References
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  2. "My Love (2021) Box Office". Maoyan (in Chinese). Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. "《你的婚禮》將開拍". 搜狐新聞 (in Chinese). 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  4. "電影《你的婚禮》正式殺青". 搜狐(淘票票) (in Chinese). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  5. 孫佳音 (2021-04-09). "《你的婚禮》提檔4月30日". XinMin (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  6. "MY LOVE was released in Singapore and Brunei". Facebook(Purple Plan). 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  7. "MY LOVE was released in North America, Australia and New Zealand". Facebook(CMC Pictures). 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  8. "MY LOVE Official Trailer". YouTube. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  9. Kim Ji-won (August 21, 2021). "[무비가이드] 김강우 '귀문', 피 튀기는 공포감이 '리얼'…중국판 '너의 결혼식' 개봉[TEN리뷰]" [[Movie Guide] Kim Kang-woo's 'Ear Gate', the blood-splattering fear is 'real'... Chinese version of 'Your Wedding' released [TEN Review]]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  10. "'My Love' is finally arriving in Malaysia". Instagram(Purple Plan). 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  11. "The boxoffice in China on May 2, 2021". EntGroup. 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  12. "'My Love' at Maoyan". Maoyan (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  13. Lim, Yian Lu (2021-05-06). "My Love review: A chronicle of a romance over 15 years". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
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