Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Lulu Wang
Writer: Rosie JoLove
Based on the novel by Helen Hoang
Cast: Cristin Milioti, Steven Yeun, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, David Lim, Anh Duong, Awkwafina, Elisabeth Shue
Budget: $23,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $10,971,409
Foreign Box Office: $9,718,003
Total Profit: -$22,559,097
Reaction: Very poor showing for this romantic drama. The lack of star power certainly didn't help matters here, but we didn't expect such big losses given fairly modest budget given to the film.
"Cristin Milioti is charming in the lead role, but her co-star Steven Yeun feels woefully miscast as a charming gigalo. With that added on top of a fairly contrived set-up for a drama, and you have a frustrating movie-going experience." - Vincent Kerr, Washington Post
"How was Henry Golding not cast as the male lead? If someone like him had been in the male lead, some of the shortcomings in the plot department could have potentially been more easily overlooked." - Jeff Stockton, The Roundup
"Despite its silly set-up and some poor casting choices, I still found myself engaged with the story going on despite some of the issues with the story." - Tim Durand, San Francisco Chronicle
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Rated R for thematic material, language and sexuality
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