Kung Fu Hustle

Name: Kung Fu Hustle
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Comedy, Crime
Released: April 8, 2005
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Qiu Yuen, Shengyi Huang, Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen

2005

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: April 8, 2005 | R

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)

Director: Stephen Chow

Genre(s): Action, Fantasy, Comedy, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 95 min

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Robert K. Elder

Chow's savagely funny cinematic love letter places Hong Kong legends Yuen Wah, Leung Siu Lung and former Bond girl Yuen Qiu in well-cast pivotal parts, establishing Kung Fu Hustle not only as an endearing homage to a genre's history, but an astonishing piece of cinema in its own right. Read full review

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Richard Corliss

Moviemaking doesn't get much smarter, funnier, handsomer, better than this. Read full review

Carina Chocano

Brilliantly choreographed and shot, Kung Fu Hustle is often grisly, visually spectacular and unabashedly silly, sometimes all at once. Read full review

Empire Simon Crook

Kung Fu Hustle pummels "The Matrix" trilogy into a puddle. Read full review

Claudia Puig

Hustle's approach to a simple good-vs.-evil plot is eccentrically exuberant. Read full review

Ruthe Stein

Vivid and madcap but fails to connect on any emotional level. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

For all its stylishness, verve and moments of visual poetry, the relentlessly punishing slapstick and overall cruel tone left me cold. Read full review

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AK7

Jul 30, 2013

There aren't many good comedy movies, everybody knows that. Buy sometimes you find a gem, guess what this is a GEM. Kung Fu Hustle is such an unique comedy movie, you won't find this anywhere else. Form the beginning of the movie till the end of the movie I genuinely laughed my @ss off. AThere aren't many good comedy movies, everybody knows that. Buy sometimes you find a gem, guess what this is a GEM. Kung Fu Hustle is such an unique comedy movie, you won't find this anywhere else. Form the beginning of the movie till the end of the movie I genuinely laughed my @ss off. A comedy with good acting, really funny scenes, a ridiculous plot and martial arts? That is a 10/10 ALL DAY LONG!… Expand

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JustinR.

Aug 8, 2008

This movie was the BOMB!!!!! only move that even came close to this was kung pow but this wins hands down!

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thujone

Jun 5, 2021

A very funny movie that pushes the envelope in terms of form and tone. It's a true original -- you've never seen anything quite like it.

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Walter

Apr 26, 2006

It's fun and if taken lightly, it will grab you and let you in. It's a parody, so just let the ride take you and don't worry too much about deep meanings in this romp. Just enjoy the ride.

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Inacy

Oct 11, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A recent film I watched was entitled Kung Fu Hustle directed by Stephen Chow. One of the reasons I enjoyed this movie is the humour and the way it sends a message that there are serious problems of society in our time. One part of the movie I particularly enjoyed is the way it uses music and sounds to give a better meaning to the movie. At some moments the music was able to give the meaning of humor, but it was also able to give moments wherein we must be serious. With the music it also makes us want to think - what is the meaning of this scene. The elements incorporated gave the meaning of importance.

The kungfu hustle movie focuses on satire, a way to criticize something through humor and irony. As the movie goes on it focuses on martial artists, gangs and normal people. This shows that there are levels in society wherein one is stronger than the other. The main character a seemingly weak person wants to join the axe gang, but is instead rejected, and used to get their end goals. But after a while he betrays the enemy and joins the good guys and then beats the enemy. This shows that people in the low society are always used and are rejected, but even if they are down in society they are able to rise up and become better, stronger than the ones who think they’re on top. Overall the way it sends a message and how nice the movie was, I’d give it a 8/10.… Expand

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RyanM.

Sep 6, 2005

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 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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