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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleEventually, Angela comes to understand that it is she who is being reborn. Dare we call it a "grow-mance"?
- 70VarietyVarietyA little too well behaved at times, but zips along nicely when its raunchier elements kick in.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLee's young actors shine with talent and personality, but the film's gravitas lies in the wisdom and insight of Angela's loving father, so beautifully played by the distinguished veteran James Shigeta.
- 40Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick Pinkerton(It) notably liberated itself from the fusty tradition that a sex comedy should either titillate or tickle an audience.
- 40Time OutTime OutThe gallery of eccentric ex-lovers provides a few yuks, but the fact that the film's trajectory sees going from sexuality-owning independence to conventional respectability as a quantum leap is remarkably depressing, even if Angela's final resolve complicates such an easy progression.
- 40The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA raunchy romantic comedy that, like its heroine, rarely has both feet on the ground.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckLargely devoid of the sex-farce style comic wit to which it aspires, the film is palatable largely because of the charm of lead actress Cheung.