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This Is Not What I Expected

Original title: Xi huan ni
  • 20172017
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 46m
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6.7/10
1.7K
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This Is Not What I Expected (2017)
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An obsessive CEO of a company meets a ragged chef by chance. They are drawn closer together because of their love for delicacies, yet their personalities clash big time.An obsessive CEO of a company meets a ragged chef by chance. They are drawn closer together because of their love for delicacies, yet their personalities clash big time.An obsessive CEO of a company meets a ragged chef by chance. They are drawn closer together because of their love for delicacies, yet their personalities clash big time.
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    • Derek Hui
  • Writers
    • Joyce Chan
    • Yuan Li
    • Lan Bai Se(novel)
  • Stars
    • Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • Dongyu Zhou
    • Yi-zhou Sun
    • Derek Hui
  • Writers
    • Joyce Chan
    • Yuan Li
    • Lan Bai Se(novel)
  • Stars
    • Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • Dongyu Zhou
    • Yi-zhou Sun
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 16User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Takeshi Kaneshiro
    Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • Lu Jin
    Dongyu Zhou
    Dongyu Zhou
    • Gu Shengnan
    Yi-zhou Sun
    Yi-zhou Sun
    • Meng Xinjie
    Ming Xi
    Ming Xi
    • Xu Zhaodi
    Kuo-Chu Chang
    Kuo-Chu Chang
    • Jin's Father
    Tony Yo-ning Yang
    Tony Yo-ning Yang
    • Cheng Ziqian
    Chi-Ling Lin
    Chi-Ling Lin
    • Lu Jin's Personal Chef
    Xiaosong Gao
    Xiaosong Gao
    • Gao Fushuai
    Yingjun Zhao
    • Policeman
    Tong Hai
      Xinqi Zhang
      Xinyao Zhang
        • Derek Hui
      • Writers
        • Joyce Chan
        • Yuan Li
        • Lan Bai Se(novel)
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      • Trivia
        The movie is adapted from the novel "Finally I Get You" written by Lan Bai Se.
      • Soundtracks
        When I Love You
        Composed by Kwong Wing Chan
        Lyrics by Han Han
        Performed by Cheer Chen

      User reviews16

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      7/10
      A simple enjoyable rom-com with food at the center.
      I watched this on a flight (subtitles make following movies a lot better on flights) and I was pleasantly unsurprised. It's a cute rom-com and while it definitely doesn't really break new barriers or tell a new story but it does deliver and enjoyable easy to follow movie. Zhou Dongyu is so cute as hell in this role and her bubbliness ties the entire movie together.
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      • Dec 11, 2017

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        • May 5, 2017 (United States)
        • China
        • Official site (Japan)
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        • Lian Ray Pictures
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      • 1 hour 46 minutes
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