Ray grew up in New Jersey, but moves away to Los Angeles.Ray is engaged to Noel, and asks her to marry her. She delays giving him an answer until after she comes back from a vacation with her parents.Ray's father moves in with him, and soon talks him into having dinner with Sana and her parents. Noel calls him and says yes.Ray continues seeing Sana. Oi. Ray's mother comes out. Noel comes by when Ray is working at the bar, and the parents are both at Ray's house. Sana stops by the bar and tries to seduce Ray in the men's room. What could possibly go wrong, and could it be fixed?Cinematography: 7/10 Usually competent, but often just barely.Sound: 8/10 Occasionally badly miked.Acting: 6/10 Good except for Fran Kranz. The other actors counterbalance his badness, but he's still obnoxious.Screenplay: 7/10 Moves along logically, except for the intervals that contain Fran Kranz.

I really enjoyed the movie.I felt that the movie was funny, romantic & true to life. I would watch the movie again & again & enjoy it every time. The characters were picked perfectly to their roles. Great Job!!! I hope that the writer of this movie continues to do work. I believe that he has a great future in the movie business.It was very unique to see how different cultures live.The characters really made you see how important the cultures really are to families.I would like to see a sequel to this movie going forward with the lives of the same characters.I would recommend this movie all of my family and friends to watch & enjoy a Great Film!!!!

saw the movie in Austin.beautiful story.cast choice was perfect.Brian George blows you away.chemistry between Sara Shahi & Zach Levi is outstanding.when Sara Shahi smiles the screen lights up.reminds me of Sophia Loren.Fran Kranz,s comedic timing is impeccable.Kathy Baker plays a solid role as usual(the old reliable)editing is superb.the movie really moves.audience reaction was tremendous.people were laughing so you you could not hear all the dialogues.need to see it again to catch all the dialogues.hope it is released soon.one sees so many movies out there that are not even half as much fun.hopefully a distribution company will pick it up soon.even a limited theatrical release in l.a. & n.y. followed by cable ,t.v. & d.v.d. release will be great so a wide audience could see it.

I just got back from the Tufts premiere and I have to say I'm speechless. The storyline is beautiful crafted and the mix of romance and comedy is nothing short of perfect. It might seem like another romantic comedy on the surface but Shades of Ray truly is exploring new territory here in subtle nuances of what it means to be bi-racial in a relationship and the struggle to find a comfort zone between your two halfs. But what struck me the most is the director's masterful ability to easily switch between these complicated emotions and keep you laughing all the while. Zachary Levi's comedic timing is reminiscent of early John Cusack and the gorgeous and extremely talented Sarah Shahi ability to tell the whole story with just a glance is simply amazing. A must watch.