On
Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. 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." 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." Narayan Liu of
CBR.com gave the film a positive review, praising its visuals, while noting the weak characterization. Lim Yian Lu of
Yahoo! Singapore gave the film a positive review, describing it as a "a great action film to watch." Tay Yek Keak of
Today Online gave the film a more negative review, describing it as "basically a viewer's ordeal." == Accolades ==