Five Blind Dates

I really wanted to love this film but the story was average.

Performance was okay.

It has influencer Shuang Hu who wrote and starred in it and a few great Asian Australians: Yosan An, Desmond Chiam, Renee Lim to name a few and newcommer - Tiffany Wong.

Visuals were fantastic. The colourgrade was perfect and the editing was very good too.

If you lose your pace with the story, enjoy all the makings of this film. It has great production value which makes it worth the watch.

It was very good to watch a film that has Asian Australians and the director did a reasonable job. Kudos to Shawn Seet.

They could have gone with that title I assume, but I'll say it for them this time: no pun intended. Because none of the dates involve anyone who is blind you see? This also is not a pun - but hopefully fun. Which is something the movie is supposed to be. And it does achieve that from time to time. The actors do try their best to get you there (laugh, chuckle and all that) ... the script has some funny ideas too.

That all said the movie is quite light and especially the lead actress is carrying it all the way. If you are into romantic comedies, I reckon this is something you might find interesting - knock yourself out (cliches included)

This movie has potential and it is one that many people will enjoy. There are definitely some fun parts. But it has parts that many will find slow and others too chaotic which is how I found it.

The story may appear to be different but is really very similar to other rom/coms in many ways. Failing business entrepreneur faces family afraid to admit the truth while the family puts intense pressure on her not only professionally but even more so romantically. The plot device of the five blind dates seems unusual but boils down to forcing some awkward date scenes while the obvious choice isn't considered which is similar to many other movies. And there is a problem even there. The obvious choice really isn't obvious. They have so little screen time together and their eventual getting together doesn't make that much sense.

The blind dates have awkward elements, but they aren't all totally lame like many movies do. There is some creativity and fun in the awkward part of each one.

There is some cultural flavor especially as to how tea is used in Chinese traditions. One reviewer was offended at the "racism" where he thought the Chinese people were denigrated. I didn't see it that way and I have been close with several first and second generation Chinese people. The quirks of the main characters were more personal than national or cultural.

I was excited to watch this Asian-led Rom Com as an Asian myself, and nice to see that it is set in Australia, instead of the usual spots in USA or UK.

But I was so disappointed in this movie and spent the whole time cringing at the biggest character. I'm glad I did not pay to watch this in a cinema because that would have been a waste of money. As it is, it was a waste of my time!

This movie has one of the most unlikeable leading ladies I have ever encountered (and I have watched so many Rom Coms). I agree with what someone else said in another comment here - why anyone would want to date her is bizaare. She is so insufferable.

Five blind dates is a perfect TV film. If you love a cheesy hallmark type of style film you'll enjoy this.

Don't expect it to be winning any oscars any time soon, but if you are like me and go into a film just wanting to watch something that you know how it'll end this is the film for you.

I don't know much about Chinese culture so not sure if any of that is completely off the mark but enjoyed the cute little bits about tea Not sure why people have slated it so much, unless they expected something with the title 'five blind dates' to be something else?

Anyway if you need something to watch on a staurday morning or just a general Sunday vibe give it a go.