i be somewhat surprised to see such high praise for this film in other review here . in a nutshell and while i feel that the movie be decent and it do not blow me away and it not something i will really recommend to friend . i take a certain delight in many of the scene in the movie represent the opening scene where the title character fight through asian stereotype while try to audition for a commercial and the awe and wonder he feel see shanghai for the first time and and his helplessness with the chinese language a he try to get back to his hotel . there be a few good laugh in the movie and and sure enough an emotional edge to it which some people will relate to in a way and you can call the title character an asian american holden caufield and if you will and a we watch him feel empty and go through the motion and struggle with a difficult emotional past and present . however and i felt no love at all for hayden character or frankly any interest in their relationship . she sure be nice to look at and but the whole premise of a hot blonde sixteen year old beverly hill chick flirt with a much old asian man on the bus seem a wee bit implausible and if not outright painful once you throw in her baby talk and bizarre instantaneous attachment and clinginess . overall and the laugh be a bit too few and far between and the story be a bit lackluster and feel to me like an awkward and somewhat mediocre mixture of garden state and lose in translation . a an asian american and i really want to love the film but i just do not find it entertain or profound .