【電影簡介】

“拜金女”文佳佳（湯唯飾）曾經是美食雜志編輯，對愛情充滿了像電影《西雅圖夜未眠》一樣的浪漫幻想。而在現實中，因為在國內沒有辦法開出準生證，她不遠萬里只身來到西雅圖的月子中心待產生子。

在月子中心，文佳佳炫富的作風引發了房東和其他孕婦的反感，倍感孤獨的她只能向司機FranK（吳秀波飾）傾訴心聲。而看上去木訥老實的“落魄叔”FranK并不是一個平庸的男子，他在中國曾是一位一流的心血管疾病方面的名醫。在相處中，FranK的體貼包容漸漸融化著文佳佳的刁蠻任性。當文佳佳的富豪男友突然失蹤后，一夜之間變成窮人的文佳佳得到了FranK無微不至的照顧，跟FranK和他的女兒一起生活的這段日子，讓文佳佳找到了家的溫暖。兩人朝夕相處，產生了微妙的感情。

文佳佳的孩子出生了，富豪男友卻再次出現，并將其接回中國并求婚。生活雖如過往般奢華，文佳佳卻頻頻想念Frank。這時的她才發現自己真正追求的愛情是什么。離開西雅圖并不代表結束，離開是下一次相遇的開始。

【音頻文本】

The romantic comedy film "Finding Mr. Right" could have been a lame chick flick, at least that's how I thought about it before actually seeing it. But after two hours in the cinema, I am now officially a big fan of its director Xue Xiaolu.

Before this piece, Xue had already made her name in the movie industry with the 2010 Hong Kong drama film "Ocean Heaven." Her new movie is a tentative approach toward commercial production, and it has turned out to be a huge success, winning more than 400 million yuan over a 30,000 yuan budget. There are quite a few reasons for the triumph.

First of all, Xue managed to overcome the setbacks of most Chinese movies which consist of terrible scripts and even worse production. Xue herself is an excellent author and veteran screen writer. Her story for "Finding Mr. Right" includes plenty of controversial topics in contemporary China, such as extramarital affairs, same-sex marriage and pregnant Chinese women giving birth in the US so the baby will be an American citizen.

These issues may not be part of an ordinary Chinese person's life, but they certainly appeal to the urban middle class who are the major contributors to box office returns.

Some 90 percent of the movie is photographed in North America, and the production crew was mainly made up of local professionals, who know where to point the cameras. This arrangement lends a unique perspective to the movie. The result is a well-paced story presented with amazing cinematography.

Another reason for the movie's popularity is the cast. Both the male and female leads received huge support from the domestic audience. Forty four-year-old actor Wu Xiubo has only recently re-established himself in the movie industry, but his onscreen performance has already won him tremendous fame and the fancy of many young ladies. His character in "Finding Mr. Right" is good-mannered and reserved, but immediately memorable.

Actress Tang Wei also found a breaking point in this piece; in previous outings hers was an air of pretension, wearing a pretty poker face and hardly uttering a few words. Now it seems she has suddenly learned the meaning of the word "acting", and her gestures and lines carry enough emotions. I have to admit, I was reluctant to watch "Finding Mr. Right" because it is lead by Tang, but seeing her in a totally different style changed my opinion about the movie.

"Finding Mr. Right" is a mildly humorous romantic comedy. The quality of acting and production is above the Chinese average. And most significantly it heralds the age of a more open society. On a scale from one to 10, I give it a seven.

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