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Fed up with American women and determined to procure a docile Asian wife, an angry L.A. misogynist gets a mail order bride in this romantic re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast starring Patrick Warbur... read more read more...ton, Marie Matiko, and Jennifer Tilly. Max Bright (Warburton) is fed up with independent, strong-willed women, and now all he wants is a wife who doesn't know the meaning of the word "no." Despite the fact that he's completely ignorant when it comes to the subject of Eastern cultures, Maxwell decides to marry a mail order bride. Later, after Mai Ling (Matiko) arrives in L.A. to discover just what a brute her new American husband truly is, the couple is forced to contend with a devastating development that could bring them closer than ever while profoundly affecting the way that Max perceives the opposite sex. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 47 min.

Directed by: David Beaird

Release Date: June 7, 2005

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DVD Release Date: March 11, 2008

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  • February 10, 2010
    Story of finding peace within with help coming from unexpected places. Warburton is up to the demands of the lead but the character for most of the film's running time is an immensely off putting jerk. Carol Kane shows up for a few brief minutes to offer up a charming little perf... read moreormance.
  • April 20, 2009
    I wanted to see this due to Patrick Warburton and I am glad I did a very nice way to show how a man can change
  • March 16, 2008
    This movie has lousy production, direction, and story flow. That being said, the ending partially makes up for the major flaws. It is a story of one of the most flawed men, who has some good points about American "feminism" who hits bottom and from it, his beautiful Chinese wife ... read moreliterally saves him from Hell on Earth and supposedly Eternal Hell. The inner ugliness of Maxwell vs. the inner beauty of his wife and which one succeeds is very moving.
  • January 1, 2007
    This is really two movies. In the first half, Patrick Warburton plays a very obnoxious character. Then everything changes, and the rest of the movie is a beautiful meditation. Very well done.

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