Saving Face

I recently saw a list and short synopses of the screenplays accepted for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. In short the overall subject matter seemed to be death, doom and depression, i.e. serious subjects for serious films. I am sure that... Full review

I was lucky enough to get into "Saving Face" on its opening night at the AMC on 42nd St. in NY. It was sold out and for good reason! It was a delightful yet thought-provoking romantic comedy with some important... Full review

While this movie has a Chinesse-American lesbian theme, it goes under the same category of "My Big, Fat Greek Wedding": you don't need to be one to REALLY, REALLY like it! The writing is extremely humorous and intelligent. It reminded... Full review

This first time director/author has made a movie that will have universal appeal. Although the main part of the plot centers on two Chinese women who are successful professionals and are love with each other, the movie is not "about"... Full review

This movie is much more than the elements of its plot. Just as "The Piña Colada Song" is not really about drinking, "Saving Face" is not really about Asian lesbians who occasionally speak Chinese.It's too bad that I don't have... Full review

Saw this film in San Francisco at the Asian American film festival, where it played in the Castro Theater to a sold out crowd. I thought it was an amazing job for a first-time director. Joan Chen is her usual... Full review

I just saw this at Sundance. Alice Wu is a first-time director, yet this is one of the best movies I have seen in some time. It is funny, yet tells a beautiful and complex story about communication, traditions and... Full review

I was fortunate to see the World premier at the Toronto Film Festival. It was an almost finished product with only some minor changes still needing to be done (mostly tweaking the temporary score and sound) but I didn't notice... Full review

The absolutely best thing Saving Face has going for it is the outstanding performance by Joan Chen as Ma. The pleasures of "Saving Face" are all in Ma's story. ... Full Review

Buoyed by strong performances from stars Joan Chen and Michelle Krusiec, Wu's film may not break any new ground cinematically, but Saving Face is nonetheless a heartfelt and witty film that favorably compares to Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet There's a delicacy and understated pathos to much of Saving Face, which only falters near the end, when Wu goes the conventional route to give the film its requisite happy ending. ... Full Review

Krusiec gives a fine-tuned performance But writer-director Alice Wu is clumsy with the love story, which she sends on a bumpy ... Full Review

That said, Saving Face has its moments of charm, mostly through the talents of actress Joan Chen . Saving Face still feels like a good pilot for a new, somewhat racy television show. There's talent here. ... Full Review

While strong in many suits, Saving Face is not strong on surprises, so the story's resolution, while dependably satisfying, is less than original. While no means a slam-dunk in art houses, writer-director Alice Wu's romantic comedy Saving Face , about two young Chinese-American women who fall in love and suffer the joys and dramas of their unexpected romance, exudes the kind of warmth and intelligence that delivers to well-defined segments of the indie-oriented audience. ... Full Review

When talented Manhattan surgeon Wil (Michelle Krusiec) discovers that her 48-year-old mother Hwei (Joan Chen) is pregnant she is literally out of words.How can her quiet, often-reserved, and extremely conservative mother make such a mistake? ... Full Article

Can I just say that I really like this movie?Watching "Saving Face," with its quiet charm and perfect pacing, it's hard to believe that it's a low-budget independent film. ... Full Article

"THERE'S ENOUGH awkwardness -- social, sexual, racial, professional, generational, cultural -- for several movies in "Saving Face." Set in the Chinese American community of New York City, the romantic comedy tells the story of a semi-closeted lesbian named Wilhelmina Pang ... Full Article

Wil (Michelle Krusiec) and Vivian (Lynn Chen) share a dance, and reveal their love to their friends and family in "Saving Face." I sometimes wonder why people bother with love, as it invariably brings pain as well as pleasure and... ... Full Article

SYNOPSIS: Wilhemina Pang (Michelle Krusiec) is a 28 year-old Chinese New Yorker who feels as though she lives in the middle of a culture divide. ... Full Article