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Critic Reviews for Journey To The West
All Critics (35) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (33) | Rotten (2)
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Another exquisite, snail-paced cinematic perambulation from Tsai Ming-liang and Lee Kang-sheng.
May 14, 2014 | Full Review… -
A kung fu comedy, a Chinese fairy story, a Buddhist action movie, a prequel to a mega-series that makes James Cameron's ambitions look puny, Chow's Journey to the West is everything that is good about China's mega-blockbuster inclinations.
April 21, 2014 | Full Review… -
Liang's ravishing conceptual film achieves a rare blend of sensuous delight and documentary specificity.
April 14, 2014 | Full Review… -
Journey to the West works so well because Chow has a flair for grand comic-action set pieces, and his imagination seems to actually draw energy from these rapid-fire tonal shifts.
March 7, 2014 | Full Review… -
There's a grandness to the action sequences, playful allusions to 'Jaws,' and a great feel for the spectacular. It's just a shame its story gets lost in translation.
March 7, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
By turns daffy and dazzling, awkward and artful, "Journey to the West" takes an ancient tale and gives it contemporary flair.
March 7, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Journey To The West
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Apr 17, 2017Well written, well directed, well acted. Exceptional.Morris N Super Reviewer
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Mar 06, 2016There was one scene that made me lmao and one scene that made me cry, but otherwise this is a bastardisation of a prequel of the real Journey to the West story.Letitia L Super Reviewer
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Jan 03, 2016A much better version of the Monkey King story than the other outing with Donnie Yen made the same year.Anthony V Super Reviewer
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Jul 04, 2014A Buddhist demon hunter who tries to redeem evil spirits clashes with a powerful mercenary huntress who keeps killing his potential converts; she also falls in love with him, despite his vow of chastity, and together they seek the Monkey King's help to defeat a powerful boar demon. The special effects aren't up to Hollywood standards and the Chinese comedy tropes are unfamiliar, but only the most unimaginative and parochial Westerner could fail to be charmed by this endlessly inventive and surprising fantasy/comedy/romance from Stephen (KUNG FU HUSTLE) Chow.Greg S Super Reviewer
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