Kung Fu Hustle
December 2012
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David Ansen
So disarmingly eager to please that only a stone-faced kung fu purist could object.
Ken Tucker
Chow's movie may seem nutty on the surface, but its slyness, its dreamy unfolding of so many moods and genres, becomes intoxicating.
Desson Thomson
Kung Fu Hustle snaps and crackles like nuclear popcorn on a scorching griddle.
Ann Hornaday
But for all its stylishness, verve and moments of visual poetry, the relentlessly punishing slapstick and overall cruel tone left me cold.
Geoff Pevere
Retrieving the martial arts movie from the gentrified middlebrow tastefulness of movies like House of Flying Daggers is only one item on Kung Fu Hustle's agenda.
Richard Corliss
With Hustle's release on 2,000 U.S. screens this week, Americans get to see what's so funny about Chow. The laugh's on them for not noticing him before.
Critic reviews
David Ansen
So disarmingly eager to please that only a stone-faced kung fu purist could object.
Ken Tucker
Chow's movie may seem nutty on the surface, but its slyness, its dreamy unfolding of so many moods and genres, becomes intoxicating.
Desson Thomson
Kung Fu Hustle snaps and crackles like nuclear popcorn on a scorching griddle.
Ann Hornaday
But for all its stylishness, verve and moments of visual poetry, the relentlessly punishing slapstick and overall cruel tone left me cold.
Geoff Pevere
Retrieving the martial arts movie from the gentrified middlebrow tastefulness of movies like House of Flying Daggers is only one item on Kung Fu Hustle's agenda.
Richard Corliss
With Hustle's release on 2,000 U.S. screens this week, Americans get to see what's so funny about Chow. The laugh's on them for not noticing him before.
User reviews
This is a action packed movie loaded with a ton of comedy scenes! It has a very good story line too. As most modern movies, there is a love story backdrop. This movie can be viewed with a girlfriend or wife. It is not all "Sweet Home Alabama" buesst it will work as mild chick flick! This is a action packed movie from start to finish.
Cast and credits
| Actors | Xiaogang Feng, Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen |
| Director | Stephen Chow |
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Run time
98 minutes
Rating
R
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