The Personals

Released Jan 5, 2001

1h 44m

Comedy

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83%

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6 Reviews

82%

Audience Score

250+ Ratings

A successful businesswoman (Rene Liu) goes on dates with men who respond to her personal ad in the newspaper.

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Jan Stuart

Newsday

Through all, Liu is a commanding and ever-changing mask of reactions as a woman who observes her suitors as if looking out from the protective shield of a dark-tinted window.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 3, 2018

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Joshua Tanzer

Offoffoff

A little like a blind date - sometimes charming, sometimes difficult, never revealing too much at once, and always leaving you with plenty to think about afterwards.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 11, 2003

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Mike DeWolfe

Apollo Guide

Rated: 72/100

Jan 20, 2003

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Cheryl DeWolfe

Apollo Guide

Rated: 80/100

Jan 20, 2003

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Rene Liu is winsome in this very subtle performance and sympathetic role of a woman suffering from loneliness.

Rated: C-

Dec 27, 2001

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Deals with a quest for love by a Taiwan eye doctor that forces her to confront her deepest confusions.

Apr 6, 2001

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Audience Member

Fragmented, with those sit-com punches.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

This show is filmed very artistically and based on simple, unique plot of a woman looking for marriage. In her search, several life questions about love and marriage get thrown up in a somewhat comedic light that makes your mind think.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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a very well acted film starring rene liu and much more complex than the movie description and reviews admit. Comparison to Hal Hartley films are loose. While this film had flashes of comedy, it is better categorized as a drama.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Witty and subtle movie with lots of funny moments. In the same time, this is probably one of the saddest movies I've ever seen. Definitely worth watching.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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the laughable perils of advertising in the personals for a husband. I wonder why & how she could stick with it for so long... and then it makes sense.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

Rene Liu is fantastic in this humourous drama. well-acted, well-directed, well-scripted. also features the lovely cameo by Wu Bai...

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Chen Kuo-fu

Director

Rene Liu

Dr. Du Jia Zhen

Chao-jung Chen

Actor

Wu Pai

Rock musician candidate

Chin Shi-chieh

Yu Wen

Bao-Ming Ku

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Synopsis

A successful businesswoman (Rene Liu) goes on dates with men who respond to her personal ad in the newspaper.

Director: Chen Kuo-fu
Producer: Hsu Li-kong
Screenwriter: Chen Kuo-fu, Chen Shih-chieh
Distributor: First Run
Production Co: Central Motion Pictures Corporation, Zoom Hunt International
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 5, 2001, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 14, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.0K
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Surround