Really Surprised!

As Good As It Gets

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

This American-Chinese movie came to be a most pleasant surprise. I had not even heard of it prior to finding it at the local secondhand DVD store. And at a price of about $2, it turned out to be quite well spent money. I picked it up because I do like Asian movies quite a lot, although I didn't know this was an American production.What makes this movie such an enjoyable movie was its beautiful story that deals with some very good topics. It is a story of traditions to culture and family, but it is at the same time the story of breaking with traditions. But "Saving Face" is also the story of the love and bond between family members. As if this wasn't enough, it is also the story about finding your sexuality and coming out in the public with your true self.All in all, the complexity with the different and many aspects and layers were so nicely tied together by director Alice Wu. And a big salute and applause to her accomplishments with "Saving Face".But it wasn't just the storyline and the director's skills that made "Saving Face" such a memorable movie. The acting talents truly were an equally big reason. I knew that Joan Chen wouldn't disappoint, but wow, she was nothing short of phenomenal in this movie. I wasn't particularly familiar with the rest of the cast, but Michelle Krusiec was amazingly talented and carried the lead role wonderfully."Saving Face" is a very beautiful romantic drama, and it is well worth watching if you are not already familiar with it. I was genuinely entertained and pleasantly surprised by it.

This movie was so cute! Honestly I thought it was so funny to see Wilimenia have a crazy mother who is having a baby and shut out from her family. Jesus, I think no daughter would want to have a nagging mother like that haha!I swear Will and Vivian were meant for each other, I can just see right from the start when they both met years later at the vending machine. Viv must really really like her from years ago since she was a bit of a flirt to Will. I thought the actress who played Vivian was really tall, she is so beautiful, she's like a model! Every actress that took part in this were beautiful!If you feel like you want a good laugh and love romantic movies,watch this!

This is the first comment which I have scripted so please be forgiving in your critique.I watched this movie for the first time last night and have to say that I am definitely going to add it to my DVD collection. Although it is 3 years old and does require you to read subtitles in part, it is one of the most moving, humorous, emotional and heartwarming movies I watched in a long time. The script and concept are particularly original within the ethnic climate in which the movie is set, and provides a particularly clear and incisive insight into American/Chinese society.In fact it illustrates that although there are cultural differences within all ethnic groups the overall way in which various social and ethical issues are dealt with is not really so different. The same movie could have been made about an Italian/American/Spanish or any other nationality family, within reason, and the overall responses and outcome would have been the same. The overall feel of the movie somehow had an element of truth, and leads me to wonder if this wasn't a portrayal of the script writers own experiences, if this is the case it only makes the movie more watchable and poignant. A great movie all round.

Excellent movie. I wasn't too confident about the movie but after I've seen it I can say that is one o the best I've seen lately.It's funny,witty and deals with modern day issues. Actually, old problems - love,but in new ways.It's worth seeing and I can't wait for another movie from Alice Wu. I think she reached her goal : "What I really wanted is that a 25-year-old white guy could suddenly relate to a 48-year-old Chinese woman ...or a 50-year-old black man could relate to a 29-year-old Chinese doctor. If that works, I've done my job. Once we strip away the differences, we're remarkably similar." Good luck with "Foreign Babes in Beijing "