Shanghai Kiss is a small budget movie that I got to see premiere at the Maui Film Festival. It's a very good film about an Asian-American man trying to find himself. It's a serious movie with a good blend of humor in it. Definately worth watching if you get the chance to see it.
Brian Gardner, Byron Mann, Chen Li
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...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 9, 2007
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October 6, 2008
Shanghai Kiss delivers a vivid and clear message: love transcends all.
The acting was very captivating. Ken's performance warms on you as the movie goes on and he really wows you the more you see him. Hayden of course was adorable and sweet as always with her role. Her character...( read more) -
July 24, 2009
A movie about self discovery and age being nothing but a number. Cute yet strange....
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July 18, 2009
Leung's character is horrible person, and the whole movie rests on some impossible premises. And when Hayden Panettiere goes in for a kiss, you obviously back off. Yeah right...
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July 10, 2009
Surpreendentemente bom! Quando percebi, já estava completamente envolvida pela história :)
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February 18, 2009
This one was a surprise. I expected some PG thing judging by the cover. This was actually quite a serious film about a Chinese American man struggling with his identity. Hayden is actually a little too sugary in the part and doesn't quite fit, but I guess her character does lig...( read more)
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February 1, 2009
didnt like the character that hayden panettiere played, she was annoying!
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