Shanghai Kiss Reviews

Good enough

Interesting film that carries your attention and addresses the often untackled theme of 2nd generation children and their relationship with their parents home country/town, (obviously from only one person's vantage point).

Still, I was left a little uncomfortable with the age gap between the older man and the 16 year old girl, although it is sensitively handled and not sexualised. I was left wondering why anyone would choose that as a subject matter, when they could have made her a few years older and retained the age gap and story. Watching the extra's on the DVD reveals that it is semi-autobiographical which explains it. There is nothing wrong with it and the relationship develops very innocently. Still if you know you are likely to feel sensitively about this issue, its probably not the film for you. Otherwise, its an interesting look at the boundaries of romantic love.

Also a beautiful insight into modern China (albeit a necessarily limited one), culture clashes, cultural identity, family issues, friendship and romantic love. A brave film that does not have the laboured feeling it might have for a small budget film with a different direction.

Worth seeing if you are happy to watch less mainstream films and willing to think critically about the issues raised. Still something leaves me thinking it could have been better, which seems a shame, maybe its just because of my discomfort at the above or maybe its something more....

wonderful movie

this movie is really good, it is a really well acted film with similarities to

lost in translation, you dont get films like this too often that just takes you away

from your simple little life.

this film is funny clever and will have you hooked until the end.

5 stars from me.

a great movie.

Run of the mill rom com!

A somewhat unconvincing love story of a younger girl and an older bloke in his late twenties or thirties. A tad far fetched, but watchable.

Engrossing

Well acted and well made, with plenty of shots of Shanghai. Tad unrealistic as the lead actor isn't very attractive and some of the detail doesn't quite add up. But does keep you guessing, and is quite a 'feel good' movie.

[Highly rated reviewer]

great

this film was very good,romantic i thought too ,rent it you may like it worth seeing if you havent.

just ok

well mmmm it was ok i supose dont know what was wrong with it just a bland story line that was about it ...

dont put it to high on your list if you want to watch other films.....

Good

I wasn't sure on this film at first. It got better has I watched it. Lovely shots of Shanghai and introduces you to the culture.

Hayden Panettiere is one of my favourite actresses and she was good in this. A very romantic movie.

Bad

i thought this film sounded good but i was very dissapointed. there was no story, i continues watching it thinking something must happen, but it didnt! waste of time

Sweet

A very sweet film, and very funny in parts, worth a watch

Truly awful

I'm not sure what the point of this film is at all - as a second generation British chinese person myself, this says nothing to me. It is the tale of a wholly selfish, arrogant, whiney, unlikeable man on a shallow whiney journey through an unrealistic, impractical plotline where, pretty much throughout, the world revolves around him.

It's not very deep, it's barely involving - if there is any culture clash going on it's unsophisticated. Most second generation chinese know that the culture clash we struggle with most is within ourselves. This guy is American through and through bar his skin (and the unpleasant type of American too). If you want realism, rent the Joy Luck Club which is leagues above this nonsense.