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Time Out New York
Through it all, Henney is an appealing screen presence, but he’s trapped in a movie that puts regurgitated sitcom shtick and regional economic boosterism ahead of character and humor. Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
The movie wants to say something significant about the excitement and alienation of life in a strange — which is to say, new — place. The film never gets there, but its aims are honorable, and the lovingly shot Shanghai scenery does enhance the trip. Full Review
Farran Smith Nehme
New York Post
At its best, Shanghai Calling is mildly diverting. Full Review
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
As for the story, it's in some ways inevitable, but it has enough barbs and curves to keep it new. The smartest touch is that the young lawyer is, as a moral entity, a work in progress. Full Review
Nick Schager
Village Voice
Shanghai Calling eventually reveals itself to be just another stale tale about the virtue of morality over ambition. Full Review
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