Šanghajské překvapení: Porovnání verzí

Filmoví recenzenti, včetně Billa Cosforda z ''The Miami Herald'',<ref>{{cite news |last= Cosford |first= Bill |title= This ''Surprise'' is Bad News |work= The Miami Herald |date= 20-10-1986 |page= 4C}}</ref> Carrie Rickeyové z ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'',<ref>{{cite news |last= Rickey |first= Carrie |title= Madonna Plays a Missionary, Sean Penn Sells Ties as They Pursue Opium and Each Other in ''Shanghai Surprise'' |work= The Philadelphia Inquirer |date= 19-09-1986 |page= 8}}</ref> Michaela Robertse z ''Lexington Herald-Leader''<ref>{{cite news |last= Roberts |first= Michael |title= Shanghai's Surprise is that it's so bad |work= Lexington Herald-Leader |date= 04-09-1986 |page= D5}}</ref> a Joa Baltaka z ''Philadelphia Daily News'',<ref>{{cite news |last= Baltake |first= Joe |title= Laughing with the Penns in China |work= Philadelphia Daily News|date= 19-09-1986 |page= 59}}</ref>, udělili filmu vesměs negativní kritiky a hodnocení. Film propadl i finančně.