Front Cover
Ryan is an openly gay fashion stylist. One day Ryan’s boss assigns him to style Ning, a famous Chinese actor for an important photo shoot. Their relationship grows gradually. But when their story is published in a newspaper, Ning implores Ryan to deny the story because Ning terrifies the story maybe effect on his career. Ryan has to decide help Ning or stay true to himself.
1979, Wisconsin, USA
18 August 1981, Pensacola, Florida, USA
17 July 1980, Tokyo, Japan
14 October 1954, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
August 01, 2016
The very few instances where stereotypes are challenged are forced and didactically delivered.
August 04, 2016
Though too slight to be memorable, the gay romance "Front Cover" takes a gentle, thoughtful look at the intersection of ethnicity and sexuality.
October 25, 2016
For all its awkwardness in bridging the personal and the cultural, Front Cover does deliver as a nice little romantic comedy with a pair of endearing leads.
August 05, 2016
Whatever nuance can be found in Front Cover, the story of an openly gay fashion stylist and a seemingly homophobic Chinese movie star, belongs chiefly to the performances of Jake Choi and James Chen.
January 02, 2017
These good intentions never translate into a good movie.
August 05, 2016
[A] sexy, ambitious comic drama.
August 11, 2016
It's a root-worthy picture with its share of warm, amusing moments, an attractive pair of leads and a vivid use of Big Apple locales.
August 04, 2016
[A] predictable but occasionally endearing romantic comedy.
August 05, 2016
If there isn't much subtlety or surprise in Yeung's screenplay, his direction is graceful enough to make this a pleasant if unmemorable bittersweet love story.
August 05, 2016
While the film adheres to the conventions of romantic melodramas, its fascinations from a cultural perspective remain strong throughout.
September 29, 2016
The film's examination of the first-generation American experience feels fresh. The delivery, however, is hardly original.
