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As sweet, silly, action-packed and ridiculous as director Steven Chow's best work, Journey to the West serves up dazzling action sequences while playing its disparate elements against each other with thrilling abandon.
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Another exquisite, snail-paced cinematic perambulation from Tsai Ming-liang and Lee Kang-sheng. May 14, 2014 | Full Review…
Another exquisite, snail-paced cinematic perambulation from Tsai Ming-liang and Lee Kang-sheng.
Ronnie Scheib
Liang's ravishing conceptual film achieves a rare blend of sensuous delight and documentary specificity. Apr 14, 2014 | Full Review…
Liang's ravishing conceptual film achieves a rare blend of sensuous delight and documentary specificity.
Richard Brody
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. Mar 7, 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.
Bilge Ebiri
By turns daffy and dazzling, awkward and artful, "Journey to the West" takes an ancient tale and gives it contemporary flair. Mar 7, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
By turns daffy and dazzling, awkward and artful, "Journey to the West" takes an ancient tale and gives it contemporary flair.
Christy Lemire
Mr. Chow has perhaps achieved more sustained and elaborate adventures, but he hits a sweet spot of comedy that never grows too self-aware or forgets the value of a good, clean demon whomping. Mar 6, 2014 | Full Review…
Mr. Chow has perhaps achieved more sustained and elaborate adventures, but he hits a sweet spot of comedy that never grows too self-aware or forgets the value of a good, clean demon whomping.
Nicolas Rapold
The final product is very much Chow - with elaborately staged stunts, slapstick inspired by silent Hollywood, and a silliness that will appeal to kids (as well as some black humor that may take some explaining for younger audiences). Mar 6, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The final product is very much Chow - with elaborately staged stunts, slapstick inspired by silent Hollywood, and a silliness that will appeal to kids (as well as some black humor that may take some explaining for younger audiences).
Lou Lumenick
Mutates from touching, to funny, to downright violent in mere seconds. Aug 29, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Mutates from touching, to funny, to downright violent in mere seconds.
Nicholas Bell
Filled with comedy, but also boasting extensive action and unexpected moments of horror. Aug 14, 2019 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…
Filled with comedy, but also boasting extensive action and unexpected moments of horror.
Grant Watson
We are even transported by Tsai's ecstatic play of light, space, and time-cinema at its purest. Oct 2, 2017 | Full Review…
We are even transported by Tsai's ecstatic play of light, space, and time-cinema at its purest.
Shelly Kraicer
Stephen Chow's Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons is a thoroughly entertaining action comedy that suggests, a la Woody Allen, a promising new life behind the screen for the actor-director. Mar 30, 2016 | Full Review…
Stephen Chow's Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons is a thoroughly entertaining action comedy that suggests, a la Woody Allen, a promising new life behind the screen for the actor-director.
Edmund Lee
Chow breaks out one elaborate set-piece after another. Jul 14, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Chow breaks out one elaborate set-piece after another.
Rob Gonsalves
It makes good use of computer animation and slapstick action comedy. Dec 11, 2014 | Rating: B | Full Review…
It makes good use of computer animation and slapstick action comedy.
Dennis Schwartz
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