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Strong cast, sense of humor sustain 'Saving Face'
by Eleanor Ringel Gillespie

You've probably seen "Saving Face" before. Or, certainly, aspects of it. Like "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "The Wedding Banquet" and dozens of other culture-clash pictures, newcomer Alice Wu's romantic comedy pits Old World values vs. the brave new world of changing sexual mores. In this case, two women are caught in the cultural crosscurrent. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Disgraced by an unwed pregnancy and shunned by her aged parents, 48-year-old Ma is forced to move in with her 28-year-old daughter, a Manhattan surgeon who is indifferent to the eligible bachelors her mother fixes her up with — because she is a lesbian.

FILM FACTS ...

Sony Pictures Classics

'Saving Face'

Director: Alice Wu
Starring: Michelle Krusiec, Joan Chen, Lynn Chen, Jin Wang, Guang Lan Koh
Run time: 91 minutes
Release date: May 27, 2005
Rating: R for language, sexuality, some nudity.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B-
"Lynn Chen has the sexy confidence and cupcake smile of Catherine Zeta-Jones. Michelle Krusiec is sympathetic, funny and more beautiful each time we see her."

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Dayton Daily News: B+
"It's funny, the way other treatments of hyphenated America (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) are."

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The Palm Beach Post: B+
"In a world where My Big Fat Greek Wedding becomes a major crowd-pleaser, a superior film like Saving Face deserves at least a fraction of its success. The quality of the writing and the handful of appealing performances she orchestrated make Wu a filmmaker to watch, no matter how she follows up this amiable debut."