Boston Globe

A subtly comic, ultimately moving film about modern adult relationships.

Boston Globe by Loren King

A subtly comic, ultimately moving film about modern adult relationships.

Mr. Showbiz by Michael Atkinson

A superb, wise, and witty Taiwanese film about being single and what to do about it.

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

Director Chen Kuo-fu adds a refreshingly wry humor to this view and then deftly throws in some wrenching moments and an ultimately astounding final twist.

Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt

Liu is dazzling as the heroine, and the movie as a whole strikes a lovely balance between comedy and compassion.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

Both witty and poignant.

New York Daily News by Jami Bernard

Although rife with comic possibilities, The Personals develops into a somber tale of personal identity.

The New York Times by Dana Stevens

It's an anti- romantic comedy that resolves on a minor chord of grief.

Film.com by Henry Cabot Beck

By no means any kind of masterpiece, but viewed as one might any number of American or European independents of similar theme and nature, it not only stands its ground, but is at times one or two notches better than many of them.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

Each scene is beautifully written and exquisitely shot, and the sum total is an unusually perceptive picture of urban loneliness.

New Times (L.A.) by Andy Klein

The repetitious structure begins to grow wearing about two-thirds through, but the conclusion has an emotional wallop that justifies the wait.

Village Voice by Amy Taubin

An intelligent, perceptive film. It's good enough to make you wish Chen hadn't sacrificed emotional complexity for a last-minute surprise.