Soon, a powerful corporation contacts him and offers to find his daughter if he assassinates Lu Kongwen, a young novelist.

[4] Harris Dang of The AU Review gave the film 3.5/5 stars and wrote: "Overall, A Writer's Odyssey is an entertaining thrill ride that provides enough wild action, energy, creativity, and visual splendor to satisfy audiences.

"[5][6] Richard Kuipers of Variety said "Odyssey is packed with stunning sights including a 50-ft., four-armed CGI villain but is let down by a script that fails to fashion promising story elements into a consistently compelling whole.

"[7] Narayan Liu of CBR.com gave the film a positive review, praising its visuals, while noting the weak characterization.

"[9] Tay Yek Keak of Today Online gave the film a more negative review, describing it as "basically a viewer's ordeal.