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Falling for Grace

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A woman (Fay Ann Lee) from New York's Chinatown gets her ticket into high society after being mistaken for a Hong Kong heiress.

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Desson Thomson Washington Post The movie practically serves as a cautionary primer of romantic clichs, including a hackneyed storyline, an overly syrupy score, clumsily staged scenes, ridiculous coincidences and dull performances. Aug 2, 2007 Full Review Pam Grady San Francisco Chronicle A mess with moments of transcendence, suggesting that [director] Lee has talent. But she needs to learn how to get out of her own way. Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 20, 2007 Full Review Frank Lovece Film Journal International Romantic comedy of a first-generation Chinese woman, played by the writer-director, and her old-money WASP beau is no My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Apr 7, 2010 Full Review Prairie Miller NewsBlaze Wonderfully anchored by symbolic socioeconomic elements borrowed from Cinderella and its Chinese folkloric version, along with sassy comic relief courtesy of Margaret Cho as a take no prisoners colleague with strong opinions. Mar 7, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member One line summary: Comedy of errors; needs better acting and a tighter script. Cinematography: 7/10 Way too much soft focus. Sound: 7/10 Fine for the English speakers. The incidental music is cloying. Acting: 5/10 This is a mixed bag, to say the least. BD Wong, Lewis Black, Christine Baranski, Ato Essandoh, Roger Rees, and Margaret Cho were fine. Christine Baranski was the best; her discussion with Andrew Jr about how he had to marry Kay was one of the most genuine moments in the film. On the other hand, Fay Ann Lee, Gale Harold, Stephanie March, and Ken Leung were much less satisfying, with Gale Harold being the absolute worst. Screenplay: 4/10 There were too many cliches from the romantic comedy field. I have nothing against cliches; even the oldest can be funny if done right. There were only a few recognizable attempts at humor. I found myself thinking that I should be laughing at this, but I did not laugh once. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member wOw, wOw, wOw! it was romantic and meaningful. i like how Grace (Fay Ann Lee) supports her family and Andrew (Gale Harold) likes her n her family although they are no high society family. he sees their love. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Good movie but, story line goes too fast. Great movie for Gale Harold fans. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member This is supposed to be a retelling of Cinderella- in fact, the main character is apparently named after the Chinese Cinderella. But it just doesn't work. It's not well-rounded enough, it's full of every romantic comedy cliche ever, and there's nothing to keep you interested. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member thank you to the writer for a peak into your world.of beauty.. you are an honer to your race and to the one we all share in our in our grate country. to direct a story like this takes a feeling hart of emotion. to the actors i would say you where all on your mark. very natural..and flowing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Another "mistaken identity gone too far" movie. Promotional consideration by Dunkin' Donuts and Coca-Cola. That's all I got from this flick. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A woman (Fay Ann Lee) from New York's Chinatown gets her ticket into high society after being mistaken for a Hong Kong heiress.
Director
Fay Ann Lee
Producer
Fay Ann Lee, Susan Batson, Michelle Botticelli, Carl Rumbaugh, Stephanie Wang, Juan Carlos Zapata
Screenwriter
Fay Ann Lee, Karen Rousso
Production Co
Off Hollywood Pictures, Bigfoot Partners Ltd., Alien/Nitrate Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 44m
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