Shanghai Kiss

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  read more... ) 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

Released: December 31, 2007

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DVD Released: October 9, 2007

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  • February 12, 2009
    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 i... ...( read more )
  • 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 )
  • 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 )
  • January 14, 2009
    It was so slow. I really tried to get into it but I didn't enjoy it at all. I ended up only watching 3/4 of it. Don't bother.
  • October 17, 2008
    a young chinese american is not happy in his life and feels distant from his chinese heritage living in L.A a unsucessful actor. through a death in family he inherits a house in shangai, and eyeing a quick sale sets off there, but discovers a lot in the ways of his lost heritage,... ...( read more )

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  • Itsallabouttheclimb
    November 29, 2007
    i started watching this movie and about 10 minutes in to it there was a very bad scene so i turned it of! i would advice you NOT to see this!!!!! it is NR but should be R.
    and there is alot of swearing!

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