The Shanghai Spell
The Shanghai Spell
| 11 April 2002 (USA)
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A fourteen year old lad discovers his first love at the point of his pencil whilst drawing the portrait of a sickly but coquettish fifteen year old girl. In the neighbourhood an old freedom-fighter pits himself against bad types, a pretty cinema-ticket girl takes to the streets at night and a young anarchist dedicates himself to telling tall stories. Far away, in Shanghai, a hero of the Republic meets a beautiful femme fatal with oriental eyes. Reality and fiction become fused in an embrace.

Reviews
TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable