When ambitious New York attorney Sam is sent to Shanghai on assignment, he immediately stumbles into a legal mess that could end his career. With the help of a beautiful relocation specialist, a well-connected old-timer, a clever journalist, and a street-smart legal assistant, Sam might just save his job, find romance, and learn to appreciate the beauty and wonders of Shanghai.
Shanghai Calling has generally received mixed reviews.
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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 07 Feb 2013
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By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 11 Mar 2013
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By Farran Smith Nehme (295) for New York Post (6,650) on 14 Feb 2013
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By Ella Taylor (978) for NPR (1,713) on 14 Feb 2013
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Shanghai Calling was released in 2012 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 23 reviews, giving Shanghai Calling (2012) an average rating of 56%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 56%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Shanghai Calling than critics were.
With a score of 56%, Shanghai Calling is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2012, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2012 with similar scores include films like Dark Shadows, Emperor and Rock of Ages.
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