Lost for Words

Released Sep 18, 2014

1h 47m

Romance

Drama

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33%

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6 Reviews

54%

Audience Score

100+ Ratings

A cross-cultural romance blossoms in Hong Kong when a former Marine and a ballerina from Beijing fall in love.

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Andy Webster

New York Times

Hope endures, but not for this movie.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 17, 2013

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

It's curious that the only conflict mined from this bicultural relationship is strictly linguistic.

Oct 17, 2013

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Steve Erickson

Village Voice

Perhaps only an expat like American-born, Hong Kong-based director Stanley J. Orzel could create a tribute to his adopted city as loving as Lost for Words.

Oct 15, 2013

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Dann Gire

Chicago Daily Herald

[Faris'] relationship with co-star Huang, while cordial, hardly reflects an emotional connection strong enough for him to conquer his character's post-romantic breakup stress syndrome.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 24, 2013

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David Noh

Film Journal International

"Forget the words, follow your heart" is this film's oft-repeated Hallmark card sentiment. You may just want to forget the movie and follow the aisle to the exit.

Oct 17, 2013

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Harvey S. Karten

Compuserve

An adequate romantic drama of star-crossed lovers. Good shots of Hong Kong.

Rated: B-

Oct 11, 2013

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camille l

Il est évident que Stanley J. Orzel était bien plus intéressé à montrer Hong Kong sous son meilleur jour que de nous compter cette histoire d'amour pas forcément désagréable entre les excellents Sean Faris et Grace Huang. C'est loin d'être une mauvaise idée tant elle manque cruellement d'originalité et de suspense. Il n'empêche que la rencontre entre un Américain qui apprend le chinois et une Chinoise du Mainland qui apprend l'anglais se regarde sans déplaisir, jusqu'aux 20 dernières minutes où on sent le réalisateur moins à l'aise (comme par hasard, le film quitte Hong Kong). Faris et Huang sont bien entourés par de solides seconds rôles comme Joman Chiang, Terence Yin et surtout Will Yun Lee qui a ENFIN plus de 3 scènes et 5 minutes d'écran pour exister. Les quelques clichés ici et là du scénario ne peuvent entamer la beauté toute simple de l'ensemble et n'empêchent donc par Lost for Words d'être un joli petit conte visuellement splendide.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It's always been interesting yet funny how Hong Kong looks like in the eyes of foreign films-makers. Probably the world of Suzie Wong no more, the film vibes still looks so very awkward however, just like this one. Storyline is totally unbelievable but it did capture certain local phenomenon (one highlight is that: it dares to touch the subject of underground church in China) no matter how shallow & ridiculous it sounds actually.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Synopsis

A cross-cultural romance blossoms in Hong Kong when a former Marine and a ballerina from Beijing fall in love.

Director: Stanley J. Orzel
Producer: Maria Lo Orzel
Screenwriter: Stanley J. Orzel, Joseph Bendy
Distributor: Green Apple Entertainment
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 18, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 4, 2014
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)