Shanghai Kiss (2007)
Brian Gardner, Byron Mann, Chen Li, China Gu, Hayden Panettiere ... (see more) , James Hong , Joel Moore , Kathleen Lancaster , Kelly Hu , Ken Arden , Ken Leung , Lorna Scott , Oliver Yan , Spencer Redford , Steve Connell , Summer Altice , Timothy Bottoms
When a struggling Hollywood actor (Ken Leung) learns that the grandmother he never knew has died, leaving him a house in a country he's never visited, he's forced to reexamine his Chinese heritage and reevaluate his romantic entanglements. The best thing he has going back home is a questionable rela... (read more) When a struggling Hollywood actor (Ken Leung) learns that the grandmother he never knew has died, leaving him a house in a country he's never visited, he's forced to reexamine his Chinese heritage and reevaluate his romantic entanglements. The best thing he has going back home is a questionable relationship with a 16-year-old genius (Hayden Panettiere). But that's before he goes to China and meets the woman who could be his soul mate (Kelly Hu).
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Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.
Directed by:
Kern Konwiser,
David Ren
Release Date: Mar 17, 2007
DVD Release Date: Oct 09, 2007
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I saw that the Heroes chick was involved and was ready to really hate it. But this was actually a good movie about Asian American self-identity.
The lead pair is charming and that's about the only thing that saves a highly mediocre story. Shanghai and the Chinese life is portrayed in a rather shallow, stereotyped way.
A really sweet love story about not knowing what you have until it's nearly too late! Panettiere was gorgeous as always and convincingly portrayed a light bubbly teenager who always looks on the bright side. A great film.
Some good scenes but time to time I'm really disturbed by the lead actor and his overacting. The storyline is little bit wierd and it's not taking your heart as it should. But okay movie.
Good movie and story. Makes me wanna go to Shanghai. Kelly Hu's hot, even w/ a fake fob accent. Gotta love a movie where the cast is an average looking asian guy and a bunch of hot women.
Very moving with good performances. Slightly disturbing that the main character (in his mid-to-late 20's) falls for a 16 year old.
I was surprised at the depth of this movie. The struggles that Leung's character goes through feel real.
I really, really liked this. It might be the only movie that I immediately watched a 2nd time after watching it for the first time.
Glad to finally see an Asian guy as a romantic lead! That's rare enough. Otherwise it was a fun watch.
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