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

Release Date: December 31, 2007

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DVD Release Date: 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 it.
  • 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)'s hope, faithfulness, and never-give-up attitude is infectious and desirable and inspirational.

    Also, Ken's quest for his roots takes him back to a place that ultimately helps him to see his present place much more clearly and better than before. It's a great film about discovery and journey, sacrifice, and ultimately love.

    It's too bad this film didn't really hit it on the big screen but the performances are superb and you have to love Hayden's voice - she's a great singer. And she is cute.

    4 and a half stars.
  • February 22, 2009
    Faintly disturbing. Panettiere is a sweetheart though.
  • July 24, 2009
    A movie about self discovery and age being nothing but a number. Cute yet strange....
  • 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...
  • July 10, 2009
    Meh it was decent but nothing to write home about.
  • July 10, 2009
    Surpreendentemente bom! Quando percebi, já estava completamente envolvida pela história :)
  • April 19, 2009
    SURPRISE.........SURPRISE
  • 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)hten things up a bit. I was really tempted to switch it off ten minutes in, but I'm glad I perservered with it.
  • February 1, 2009
    didnt like the character that hayden panettiere played, she was annoying!

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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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