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      Front Cover

      Released Aug 5, 2016 1h 27m Romance Comedy Drama LGBTQ+ TRAILER for Front Cover: Trailer 1 List
      83% 12 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 250+ Ratings Audience Score A growing friendship between a gay New York fashion stylist (Jake Choi) and a rising Beijing actor (James Chen) turns into romance. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jul 02 Buy Now

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      PridePosterStudios *Fairy Godmother from Shrek* No, no, no, no, no! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/26/24 Full Review Shock Therapy R As a culture assimilation movie, this one trodded heavily and predictably. It was not sophisticated and nuanced like "Sublet". Instead we had a harsh hypocrisy throughout behind the mask of a commercial sense of success. Even Ryan was handled combatively being fired twice behind the cloak of cut-throat business. So, the undue external influences make for a very contrived movie of martyrs in their chosen roles as ambitious for success… and ambition wins for one, and not the other. This is a trope that we have seen exhaustively. The sexuality was just a prop and an unnecessary aside. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Was impressed by the compelling dramatic storyline. I so wanted Ryan and Ning to finish together. Really sad this didn't happen. The picture is beautiful though! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member It's no secret that there is a lack of Asian-American representation in LGBT-related films, so watching Front Cover felt like a breath of fresh air. The story is predictable, and many of the film's comedic beats fall flat, but watching Ryan and Ning's relationship grow is heartwarming and insightful. I like that the film makes an effort to comment on the desexualization of Asian-American men in our media, as well as the microaggressions Asian-American men face in the queer dating scene. The film finds its voice when it is focusing on the relationship between these two men, following them around the city as they talk about family, fashion, sexuality, culture, and more. It stumbles in its story, which feels cliche and awkward at points, but altogether, it succeeds because of the strength of its script and the themes that it dares to explore. Hopefully we'll see more films exploring queer, Asian-American folks in the future. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member There isn't much subtlety or surprise in Yeung's screenplay, but his direction is graceful enough to make this a pleasant if unmemorable bittersweet love story. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member The characters were believable, and the plot was plausible. And the spaces in between were filled by sweet moments and realistic outcomes. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      (L-R) James Chen as Ning and Jake Choi as Ryan in "Front Cover." James Chen as Ning in "Front Cover." (L-R) Jake Choi as Ryan and James Chen as Ning in "Front Cover." James Chen as Ning in "Front Cover." Jake Choi as Ryan in "Front Cover." A scene from "Front Cover." Jake Choi as Ryan in "Front Cover." Jake Choi as Ryan in "Front Cover." (L-R) Jake Choi as Ryan and James Chen as Ning in "Front Cover." (L-R) James Chen as Ning and Jake Choi as Ryan in "Front Cover." View more photos

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      Stephanie Merry Washington Post The film's examination of the first-generation American experience feels fresh. The delivery, however, is hardly original. Rated: 2/4 Sep 29, 2016 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times It's a root-worthy picture with its share of warm, amusing moments, an attractive pair of leads and a vivid use of Big Apple locales. Aug 11, 2016 Full Review Dennis Harvey Variety If there isn't much subtlety or surprise in Yeung's screenplay, his direction is graceful enough to make this a pleasant if unmemorable bittersweet love story. Aug 5, 2016 Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Combining a hip insider's take on fashionistas with a two-worlds-collide, cute-boys implosion, Front Cover is as current as tomorrow's headlines. Jun 10, 2020 Full Review Tricia Olszewski Washington City Paper These good intentions never translate into a good movie. Jan 2, 2017 Full Review Edmund Lee South China Morning Post For all its awkwardness in bridging the personal and the cultural, Front Cover does deliver as a nice little romantic comedy with a pair of endearing leads. Rated: 3/5 Oct 25, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A growing friendship between a gay New York fashion stylist (Jake Choi) and a rising Beijing actor (James Chen) turns into romance.
      Director
      Ray Yeung
      Producer
      Cecilia Lam, Eugienie Wong
      Screenwriter
      Ray Yeung
      Distributor
      Strand Releasing
      Production Co
      NewVoice
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 5, 2016, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 18, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $26.3K
      Runtime
      1h 27m
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