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Jeffrey Kramer (writer)
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Based on 80,000 true stories. more
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Introduced to a volunteer opportunity with the Doctor's Gift Program, Katie (Mika Boorem) signs up for a trip to China, where she meets Lin (Yi Ding), a girl with whom she shares a birthday. Lin has a facial deformity that discourages her from ever showing her face, but her friendship with Katie helps her start to see life in a new way. full summary | add synopsis
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Jay-z, Coldplay, Tool Electrify Waterlogged All Points West
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A great story that could have been a great movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mika Boorem | ... | Katie |
 | Luoyong Wang | ... | Daniel |
 | Yi Ding | ... | Lin |
 | Beau Bridges | ... | Steven |
 | Linda Hamilton | ... | Bridgette |
| Cheri Oteri | ... | Linda |
 | Sean Astin | ... | Mr. Matthews |
| Shuai Chi | ... | Calvin |
 | Jonathon Trent | ... | Ted |
 | Erik von Detten | ... | Chris |
| Jia Song | ... | Daniel's Wife |
| Essie Shure | ... | Brittany |
| Susan Chuang | ... | Ticket Agent |
| Yaojun Feng | ... | Conductor |
| Hua Zhu | ... | James |
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Rated PG-13 for some mature content involving teen sexuality.
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USA:107 min | Argentina:107 min
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The story line of a man's love for an innocent baby he finds with a malformed face and on the opposite side of the world a shallow self centered "valley girl" who shares a birth date with her and ends up making a big difference in both of there lives. What a great and worthy story line. But in this telling the screen writing and/or directing and/or editing is so poor as to take most of the joy out of the story. Linda Hamilton's character goes from understanding mom to wicked witch and back faster than a speeding bullet, and for what purpose? Conflict, conflict, conflict, at the drop of a hat. Katie (The California Girl) and her boyfriend, Katie's Mom and everybody, including the poor lady at the airport check-in counter, Lin's adopted father, who is the nicest, most considerate man alive, and his wife and biological son, all in constant conflict. I really wanted to enjoy a heartwarming story, but the only thing that made me SMILE was when all the hate and fighting were over. There were too many unexplained or illogical events, many of which don't add to the story. My wife and I kept looking at each other and asking ourselves how such a good cast and what should be a great story, could be crapped up so badly.