VietNamNet Bridge – “Fast and Furious 6”, “The Hangover 3”, “Star Trek Into Darkness” and “Epic” are the most  wanted movies by Vietnamese audience in May.

1. Trance

 

 

Release date: 3/5

This is the latest work of renowned British director, Danny Boyle, after “127 Hours” since 2010. The film tells the story of Simon, an employee at an auction center, who planed to steal a precious painting with the cooperation of a gang specializing in stealing paintings. However, after being hit in the head, Simon lost his memory while only he knew where the picture was hidden.

Simon’s unsuccessful attempt to remember made the gang doubt of his honesty. They decided to hire a female hypnotist to penetrate into the brain of Simon. The horrific mystery began to be revealed... The movie has the participation of James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson and French actor Vincent Cassel.

2. The Big Wedding

 

 

Release date: 3/5

Veteran actors like Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon and beautiful actresses Amanda Seyfried and Katherine Heigl welcome summer with the family comedy “The Big Wedding”. The film is the story of Don and Ellie Griffin, a divorced couple who had to once again be hand in hand in the wedding of his adopted son.

But the two soon realized that pretend to be a happy pair is not easy and it is very embarrassing, especially with Don's girlfriend Bebe. In the midst of chaos, the Griffin children also faced many problems of their own.

3. The Call

 

 

Release date: 10/5

The horror movie with the participation of Halle Berry is inspired by the silent victories of the staff of emergency switchboards. In the movie, Jordan, the female operator once received a call from a young girl who said that there is an intruder in her home. During the call, the operator hears screams and the call ended by the cold words of the murderer: "It is done". Shortly after, the police found the body of the victim.

Receiving other calls, Jordan knew that she is dealing with a serial killer who is extremely dangerous and always leaves a brief message "it is done" after each murder, with the victims being mainly girls. Once, Jordan received a call from a girl who was kidnapped and locked in the car chassis. Jordan had to compromise and quickly implement a plan to arrest the killer. But things did not happen as she expected when the killer had a new psychological game.

4. Welcome to the Punch

 

 

Release date: 10/5

After “Trance”, actor James McAvoy continues to see the Vietnamese audience again this month with an action - adventure movie “Welcome to the Punch”.

In this film, the British actor plays Max Lewinsky, a detective in London (England) who tried to eliminate the notorious criminal Sternwood Jacob (Mark Strong). When they faced each other, they realized a deeper conspiracy of mysterious people who were behind this pursuit.
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“Welcome to the Punch” is directed by British director Eran Creevy. In this movie, the audience will also see actress Andrea Riseborough - who plays Vika in the blockbuster “Oblivion” of Tom Cruise which was released in mid-April.

5. Star Trek into Darkness 3D

 

 

Release date: 17/5

With the funding of up to $185 million, “Star Trek Into Darkness” is one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. This is the sequel to “Star Trek” from 2009. The spectators will be returned to the Enterprise spaceship of the Kirk and his crew with the warriors as Nyota Uhura (Zoe Saldana), Bones (Karl Urban), Spock (Zachary Quinto) ... and a new negative character by Benedict Cumberbatch.

The story of the film continues after the Enterprise crew is summoned back. Suddenly, they discovered a terrible power within their organization, which has destroyed all what people always try to protect. Captain Kirk decided to lead the whole crew to chase the terrorist who carry weapons of mass destruction in the war-zone.

6. Beasts of the Southern Wild

 

 

Release date: 24/5

The audience will enjoy another movie from the nine films shortlisted for the "Best Picture" of the 2013 Oscar Awards - Beasts of the Southern Wild.

The movie is about a little girl named Hushpuppy who lives with her ailing and hot-tempered father in a flood-stricken area in the state of Louisiana. “Beasts of the Southern Wild” is the psychological, fantasy movie with funding of a mere $1.8 million.

This film won an important award at the last year's Sundance Independent Film Festival and impressed the audience of the Cannes Film Festival. In the 85th Oscar Awards, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” was nominated for four important awards: "Best Film", "Best Actress", "Best Actor" and "Best Adapted Screenplay." Nine-year-old actress Quvenzhane Wallis also enrolls in history as the youngest person to be nominated for the "Best Actress".

7. Fast and Furious 6

 

 

Release date: 24/5

With the success from the last five episodes, “Fast and Furious 6” is expected to be the focus of this month. From the Fast Five two years ago, millions of fans of the series have been waiting for the 6th episode because the Fast Five “revealed” the return of Michelle Rodriguez (as Letty - Dominic Toretto's girlfriend whodied in part 4). The last words by Eva Mendez: "Do you believe in ghost?" was enough to attract the audience to the sixth episode even when there was no specific script.

After the great mission in Rio (Brazil), Dominic Toretto's team became rich with multi-million dollars. However, criminal records prevented them from returning to their homeland and they had to find a new life elsewhere outside the United States.

Federal agent Luke Hobbs (The Rock) kept tracking of Toretto’s team. But this time, a dangerous gang appeared, led by Letty Ortiz, Toretto’s girlfriend who was thought to die along time ago. Hobbs and Toretto teamed up to catch this mysterious gang and find out the cause of the return of Letty.

8. Talaash: Hunt for the truth

 

 

Release date: 31/5

The Vietnamese audience will enjoy a Bollywood film titled “Talaash: The Answer Lies Within”. With only a $7.4 million budget, this movie grossed $32 million globally.

The film is about a police officer - Surjan Singh Shekhawat – who investigated the mysterious death of a movie star. The vital clues of the case came from a high-end call girl in the city. At the same time, Shekhawat suffered from chronic insomnia since he was obsessed with his son's death. Personal tragedy and the mysterious case going into "dead-end" made Shekhawat gradually lose his self-control.

9. The Hangover 3

 

 

Release date: 31/5

Besides “Fast and the Furious 6”, “The Hangover 3” is also an awaited film this month. This is the last episode of the popular comedy trio directed by Todd Phillips. The three main actors in the part three are still Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms. The third episode will focus on Alan and the scene of the funeral of Alan’s father.

Six months later, Alan is abnormal psychologically and his friends had to take him to a place called New Horizons. Along the way, they met up with Chow – the Asian character who appeared in the two previous episodes. “The Hangover 3” will have no wedding, no single life farewell party and the fun of the three "musketeers" will take place in a different way in Las Vegas.

10. Epic 3D

 

 

Release date: 31/5

The new animation blockbuster of Fox has the characters which are inspired by the work “The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs” (1996) by writer William Joyce. However, most of the content is fictional. “Epic” is produced by Blue Sky Studio.

The world of Epic is a jungle where has the battle between the good and the evil forces. The main character, Mary Katherine, was brought into this world by miracle. The teen girl and her tiny comrades had to fight against the dark forces to protect their world.

Thanh Van