Finding Mr. Right

Actress Tang Wei and actor Wu Xiubo perform in a scene from Finding Mr. Right. Photo provided to China Daily

Don't be fooled by the generic title. The Chinese title, When Beijing Meets Seattle, is so much more telling and titillating. A romantic comedy set largely in Seattle but shot in Vancouver, with a few brief scenes in Beijing and New York, it is a tribute to Sleepless in Seattle more than a half-bake remake, with more cynicism of a gilded age.

Actress Tang Wei and actor Wu Xiubo perform in a scene from Finding Mr. Right. Photo provided to China Daily

A Chinese woman is sent by her married and obscenely wealthy boyfriend to the United States to give birth. While there, she very slowly falls for a decent divorced man and rediscovers the values she has given up for material gains. As a tightly structured love story that closely follows Hollywood genre conventions it is backed up with nuanced Chinese ways of communication. But the exotic locale adds to the international feel which is deceptive as it is a pure Chinese production an became the biggest sleeper hit of the year.