much have be make by other reviewer about how shanghai kiss break away from the unflattering stereotype that dog asian men in american popular culture . and to be sure and i be glad to see these folk play role other than martial artist or math geek . but in it relentless quest to show that and yes and an asian guy can indeed sleep with white chick and this movie give u an entirely unsympathetic main character and throw him into completely implausible situation . nowhere do we see why it be that ken leung character be such a babe magnet . instead and we get someone who be shallow and egotistical and moody and immature and and just plain annoy . and he not even especially handsome and either ( though he do have a sort of boyish cuteness ) . in short and there nothing particularly desirable or appeal about this guy . yet and inexplicably and the lady just can not get enough of him . and a if the fact that the protagonist be totally irritate isn not enough to detract from our enjoyment of the movie and there also the rank implausibility of the storyline . i mean and how often do attractive woman ( of any race ) blatantly throw themselves at random stranger ( again and of any race ) on public bus . or and when someone just step off a trans pacific airline flight and how likely be it that they be immediately go to go someplace where you guess it woman be eagerly wait to pleasure him . to me and the whole thing smack of the film maker shout out as loudly a they can and hey and look at this . asian guy can get some action in bed . well and ok and that swell and i guess . but somehow and i do not think that make our hero out to be a unappealing and unsympathetic a possible and while put him into completely implausible and unbelievable situation and advance the cause of asian male de stereotype . full disclosure represent i hit my limit and stop watch the movie about a half hour into it ( right after the main character arrive in shanghai ) . so that why i be give it two star and because maybe it get well after that . but a for me and i be afraid i will just have to keep hoping that maybe someday i will find a non stereotypical asian guy in the movie who actually worth spend some time with .