TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Desertman84 High Road to China is an adventure/romance that features Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong. The screenplay was set in the 1920's wherein a hard-drinking biplane pilot was hired by a society heiress,Eve "Evie" Tozer to find her missing father,who apparently is somewhere in China. where he is helping a small village defend against a local war lord.The screenplay is based on the novel of the same title by Jon Cleary.This maybe similar to the Raiders Of The Lost Ark in terms of production and genre as it was obvious that was trying to capitalize on its popularity the year before this film was theatrically released.Too bad that was not a great as the Indiana Jones movie.Some parts dragged and others are a bore.Despite the talent involved like Selleck and Armstrong as well as the supporting cast like Wilford Brimley and with music coming John Barry of the James Bond and Somewhere In Time fame,it simply did not entertain the viewer to the fullest as it one would have expected.That is why it failed to stand the test of time and it isn't as popular as it is today.That is also one reason why there are no DVD copies available as this review is being written.

Charles Herold (cherold) A B movie take on the 80s adventure movies typified by Raiders of the Lost Ark and Romancing the Stone, High Road to China is notable for how universally pedestrian all its elements are. The cast is made up of bland actors best suited to TV series (excepting a small part by Robert Morley), with the two leads failing to generate the called-for sparks. The script is predictable. The direction is competent but lackluster.Nothing is really terrible, but an hour in, I just dropped it. I wouldn't have walked out on it in the theater, but in the freer world of TV, I just couldn't see any reason to go on.B movies can be great, if there's some spark of inspiration in there somewhere. This movie just sits there.

MDJPATTON I really enjoyed the movie immensely. The characters were all excellent. Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong had great chemistry. Jack Weston, Wilford Brimley, Robert Morley all provided superb support in their character roles. The wonderful music was provided by John Barry. The aerial duel with the German ace was well choreographed. The escape from the Arab village was exciting. The final battle sequences were very well done. If the movie has a flaw, it's predictable. However, it's great fun and I enjoy romantic adventures in the Hollywood style of the 30's, 40's and 50's. What's wrong with good clean exciting romantic entertainment? They need to make more these pictures. I'm looking forward to seeing it again!

Mccadoo This is one of my all time favorite movies and without a doubt my favorite Tom Selleck movie. I've never understood why it didn't do better and isn't more well known. It has an excellent cast, the chemistry between Selleck and Armstrong is palpable, the movie itself is very well done; decent plot, fast pace, well developed characters, great score and great cinematography, and it's a fun story. When people look back at Selleck's career I think this movie and "Quigley Down Under" will be considered his best big screen work. And Bess Armstrong has always been a strong actress, she's great in this movie, as is the entire supporting cast. This is the kind of movie that people go to the movies to see. It should get much more respect than it does, and it should be available on DVD!