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Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)

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Average Rating: 4.6/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 5

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Chris Farley stars as an unusual ninja fighter in this over-the-top comedy. An elite society of Japanese warriors have prophesied that one day a blonde-haired, fair-skinned child will come to their village and lead them as a fighter of remarkable skill and bravery. So when an American child who fell overboard on an ocean liner washes up on their shores, they adopt him as one of their own and patiently instruct him in the ways of a ninja. Trouble is, the child, whom they name Haru (Chris Farley),

PG-13, 1 hr. 28 min.

Action & Adventure, Comedy

Mar 6, 2001

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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All Critics (33) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (24) | DVD (2)

Farley, a real lightweight compared to such late, great predecessors John Belushi and John Candy, brings none of Belushi's edgy intelligence, nor Candy's gentle pathos to this comic caricature.

January 22, 2002 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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A satisfying and sturdy vehicle for Farley that ought to please his fans, youngsters especially.

February 14, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
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A silly movie, with silly jokes and a silly story. But the talents at work in it are not silly.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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The humor the premise throws off is supposed to be funny. It just isn't.

January 1, 2000 Comment
Houston Chronicle
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Farley might want to be like John Candy, but, while Candy knew how to make an audience laugh, Farley keeps missing the mark.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment
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This formulaic tale of a ninja klutz trying to break a counterfeit ring can be recommended only to undemanding children, and even they may find it a drag.

January 1, 2000 Comment
Film.com
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Maybe Death did Chris Farley a favor by sparing him from making more shit like this

October 28, 2005 Comments (22)
Film Threat

Disappointing Farley vehicle. Not much humor, and the action isn't much.

July 14, 2003 Comment
About.com

I think I might have laughed once. Or twice.

July 26, 2002 Comment (1)
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

Chris Farley may not have been the world's most versatile comedian, but he sure as heck deserved better material than THIS!

July 26, 2002 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Beverly Hills Ninja

An average comedy from late comedian Chris Farley. Stupid in every respect, but still lots of fun, Chris Farley delivers yet another silly performance. Beverly Hills Ninja may not be Chris Farley's best effort, but it definitely has good enough moments to make you laugh. He does all his usual antics here, and he

October 16, 2011
TheDudeLebowski65
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

Do you know how uncomfortable I feel watching a quote-unquote "comedy" flick in which the actors A) are never in character and B) are pervasively laughing at their own jokes which C) aren't at all funny? Well, on the uncomfortableness scale of 1 to 10 (10 being extremely uncomfortable, 1 being extremely comfortable),

July 24, 2011
spielberg00
Alexander Diminiano

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