Kung Fu Hustle (2005)
Average Rating: 7.7/10
Reviews Counted: 181
Fresh: 163 | Rotten: 18
Kung Fu Hustle blends special effects, martial arts, and the Looney Toons to hilarious effect.
Average Rating: 7.4/10
Critic Reviews: 42
Fresh: 36 | Rotten: 6
Kung Fu Hustle blends special effects, martial arts, and the Looney Toons to hilarious effect.
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The work of international superstar Stephen Chow, Kung Fu Hustle is a humorous, special-effects-filled, action-packed martial arts epic set in early '40s China. A bumbling thief named Sing (Stephen Chow) desires to be the toughest member of the dreaded gangster hit squad known as The Axe Gang, but to completely join the gang he has to commit murder. When Sing attempts to rob a crowded run-down apartment complex known as Pig Sty Alley, the locals begin to defend themselves with some high-flying
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Cast
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Stephen Chow
Sing -
Wah Yuen
Landlord -
Leung Siu Lung
The Beast -
Dong Zhi Hua
Donut -
Chiu Chi-ling
Tailor -
Xing Yu
Coolie -
Chan Kwok Kwan
Brother Sum -
Shengyi Huang
Fong -
Lam Tze Chung
Sing's Sidekick -
Feng Xiaogang
Crocodile Gang Boss -
Suet Lam
Axe Gang Vice-head -
Fung Hark On
Harpist #2 -
Kai Man Tin
Axe Gang Advisor -
Jia Kang Xi
Harpist #1 -
Qiu Yuen
Landlady -
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All Critics (181) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (171) | Rotten (18) | DVD (32)
So disarmingly eager to please that only a stone-faced kung fu purist could object.
Top CriticChow's movie may seem nutty on the surface, but its slyness, its dreamy unfolding of so many moods and genres, becomes intoxicating.
Kung Fu Hustle snaps and crackles like nuclear popcorn on a scorching griddle.
But for all its stylishness, verve and moments of visual poetry, the relentlessly punishing slapstick and overall cruel tone left me cold.
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.
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.
Slapstick silliness and martial artistry of the highest calibre.
A smart and very funny action comedy that will really knock your socks off.
The ever-shifting genre of martial arts films takes on yet another variation with writer/director/actor Stephen Chow's CGI spectacle infused comic Kung Fu adventure.
Gravity takes a backseat to levity.
This rowdy martial arts comedy is best for older teens and up.
Keeps the gags flying almost as rapidly as the fists.
A film that is geared simply, straightforwardly and, above all, honestly to providing absolute entertainment.
Absolutely insane comic tribute to classic martial arts films and stars.
The laws of physics no longer apply, if they ever did; characters leap, run at neck-breaking speed, bash each other through several walls with one blow.
The 'Axe-Kickin' Edition' DVD comes with a nice selection of extras.
While those who can't stand long fight scenes might find it a bit tiresome, everyone else is going to consider this a sweet, light-hearted martial arts treat.
Giant action sequences, funny characters, and, my favourite, a giant hand carved into the earth, whomping the bad guy into submission. So much fun.
A strange, fun flick that loves its source material dearly, Kung Fu Hustle is destined to become a cult classic.
Simultaneously and paradoxically irreverent and loving. A terrific piece of cinematic entertainment
Kung Fu Hustle flies by on bursts of dizzying slapstick invention. There's rarely a dull moment, but the wise-guy tone and the non-stop frenzy wear you down.
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