Shanghai Calling

2012

Comedy / Drama / Romance

2
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 55% · 15 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 55% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 1821 1.8K

Plot summary

When ambitious New York attorney Sam is sent to Shanghai on assignment, he immediately stumbles into a legal mess that could end his career. With the help of a beautiful relocation specialist, a well-connected old-timer, a clever journalist, and a street-smart legal assistant, Sam might just save his job, find romance, and learn to appreciate the beauty and wonders of Shanghai.

Director

Daniel Hsia Photo
Daniel Hsia

Top cast

Bill Paxton Photo
Bill Paxton as Donald
Alan Ruck Photo
Alan Ruck as Marcus Groff
Eva Jin Photo
Eva Jin as Hostess
Daniel Henney Photo
Daniel Henney as Sam
720p.WEB
927.39 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by phd_travel 6 / 10

Some funny moments and insights

There are some laugh out loud jokes and meaningful insights about Asian American expat in China. The romance isn't terribly convincing. The legal manufacturing tussle is funny then fairly interesting but the resolution seems hasty. The cast is pretty good. Daniel Henney mumbles a bit but he is suited to the role even though he isn't full Asian. Okay watch if you don't expect a lot.
Reviewed by Hunky Stud 6 / 10

refreshing story, but not so exciting to watch, a few cliché lame jokes.

I think that there is only one similar film "outsourced" which was made a few years ago. So this story is very unique. It also has some semi- famous actors in it, but the story is not exciting. It is almost predictable. And there are a few obvious problems in it. When it was shot in the streets of shanghai, it was so apparent that lots of people were watching while it was filmed. It instantly makes the audiences realizing that they are watching a fake film.Second, the restaurant scene was so awkward, not funny at all. Because when he stood up, you can see that the rest of the tables were almost empty. Some of the jokes are just plain simple cliché and not funny. There are plenty of expatriates living in Shanghai or other cities in China, I think that maybe one of them can write a real story. And the male protagonist doesn't even have any Chinese blood in him.
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