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      This Is Not What I Expected

      2017, Romance/Comedy, 1h 45m

      9 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      A flamboyant sous-chef uses her culinary skills to win over a hotel-acquisition specialist who happens to be wealthy and handsome.

      • Genre: Romance, Comedy

      • Original Language: Chinese

      • Director: Derek Hui

      • Producer: Peter Ho-Sun Chan

      • Writer: Yimeng Xu, Li Yuan

      • Release Date (Theaters):  limited

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $306.8K

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Well Go USA

      Cast & Crew

      Takeshi Kaneshiro

      Takeshi Kaneshiro

      Lu Jin

      Zhou Dongyu

      Zhou Dongyu

      Gu Shengnan

      Ming Xi

      Ming Xi

      Tony Yang Yo-ning

      Tony Yang Yo-ning

      Yi-zhou Sun

      Yi-zhou Sun

      Xiaosong Gao

      Xiaosong Gao

      Dongyu Zhou

      Dongyu Zhou

      Gu Shengnan

      Derek Hui

      Derek Hui

      Director

      Yimeng Xu

      Yimeng Xu

      Screenwriter

      Li Yuan

      Li Yuan

      Screenwriter

      Peter Ho-Sun Chan

      Peter Ho-Sun Chan

      Producer

      Yu Jingping

      Yu Jingping

      Cinematographer

      Derek Hui

      Derek Hui

      Film Editing

      Kwong Wing Chan

      Kwong Wing Chan

      Original Music

      Critic Reviews for This Is Not What I Expected

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      Full Review… Frank Scheck Hollywood Reporter Full Review… Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Full Review… Mark Jenkins Washington Post Full Review… Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Full Review… Richard Yu Cinema Escapist Full Review… Louisa Moore Screen Zealots Full Review… Daniel Eagan Film Journal International Full Review… Yip Wai Yee The Straits Times (Singapore) Full Review… Edmund Lee South China Morning Post
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