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Saving Face

Saving Face

2004
Romance, Comedy
1h 31m
A romantic comedy about a daughter struggling to understand her mother's heart, which ultimately allows her to understand her own. A story of unspoken loves, contemporary and cultural taboos, and the journey of two women towards living their lives honestly. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Saving Face

2004
Romance, Comedy
1h 31m
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Rated 20 Apr 2017
90
75th
The ending feels kind of lame, but I'm just glad for an authentic-feeling movie about the Chinese American experience because there's very few.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
79
93rd
Surprisingly good film. Surpassed all of my expectations.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
57th
It's a mildly quirky, eager-to-be-liked romantic comedy with good acting that just happens to have nude Asian lesbian sex scenes. No one can complain about this.
Rated 21 Jun 2017
60
54th
Surprisingly touching and warm
Rated 18 Jun 2022
90
64th
I really dug this. There are a couple of scenes that make it feel very of it’s time, but it’s mostly very free of melodrama and all of the characters feel like real people. The acting and writing is just that good. The themes of reluctance, cultural taboos and loneliness all dealt spoke to me. The romantic stuff is legitimately endearing, and all of the main characters feel very well-realized. Sure, it’s often pretty cute and charming, but it’s really much more than that. Funny, sad, gay, good.
Rated 28 May 2021
93
83rd
I had to watch this in two parts, and I was very eager to see the second part. It was a small disappointment, but just a small one.
Rated 03 Jan 2023
89
75th
Another rare queer film including/revolving around POC that you NEED to see. Especially for being made in 2004, this really holds up and feels relevant and relatable as hell. Not perfect and maybe not for everyone especially if you're not into the romance genre, but pretty damn good. I love Wu's other queer film as well, so I can't wait to see what she does next. I give 8 hot gay doctors out of 10.
Rated 26 Sep 2010
75
73rd
Charming.
Rated 28 May 2023
79
74th
Sweet. The passivity & conformity of the characters with cultural norms was often infuriating, but the ending was very good & made up for all the angst.

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