Kung Fu Hustle
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78 out of 100

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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 138 Ratings

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  • Starring: Qiu Yuen, Shengyi Huang, Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen
  • Summary: Set amid the chaos of pre-revolutionary China, small time thief, Sing (Chow), aspires to be one of the sophisticated and ruthless Axe Gang whose underworld activities overshadow the city. (Sony)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 38
  3. Negative: 1 out of 38
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Andrew Sun
    100
    With a delirious mix of the sublime and the silly, Hong Kong comedy king Stephen Chow Sing-chi has taken the kung fu comedy genre to new heights of chop-socky hilarity.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Simon Crook
    80
    Kung Fu Hustle pummels "The Matrix" trilogy into a puddle.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    A giant leap forward in Stephen Chow's ongoing assault on Jackie Chan's status as reigning balletic clown-master of martial-arts mayhem, this extravagantly nutty crime comedy is a work of some kind of genius. Not everybody's kind of genius, to be sure.
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Ann Hornaday
    30
    For all its stylishness, verve and moments of visual poetry, the relentlessly punishing slapstick and overall cruel tone left me cold.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 74 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 80
  3. Negative: 4 out of 80
  1. jennifer
    10
    I actually watched this film by accident and i must say it was one of the best accidents i have ever made. it was so original, funny, sweet, emotional, and unlike any movie i have ever seen. it may seem a bit silly at first but the story is so well done and i went from dieing of laughter to wanting to cry to being in utter shock. i LOVE this movie and if you havent seen it, then watch it....right now, the whole thing. its great!… Expand
  2. AbdoA.
    10
    Absolutely wonderful film. The action was brilliant, the comedy was hilarious, and it had a great story to boot.
  3. Official
    8
    An excellent comedy and martial arts film. The plot is silly but since there are so much hilarious scenes, WHO CARES? It definitely suits as a entertaining film. My score: 82/100… Expand
  4. RyanM.
    0
    Worst movie ever!! I was excited to finally see it after so much hype. I couldn't even get half way through it. Completely cliche and over the top. The writing is also horrible. I'd feel differently if it was at least clever abd humorous. But I feel the director tried to use too many stylish scenes with redundant special effects. This movie made me ill. I couldn't believe it was this bad. The director needs to stop watching American cartoons. What's funny and absurd to him may have been funny back in the 40's or 50's. Audiences are smarter than this. Hopefully.… Expand

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