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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary A vicious serial killer is targeting top martial arts masters, and convicted criminal and kung-fu master Hahou (Donnie Yen) is the only one with the skills to stop him. Released from jail and into police custody, they soon have their doubts about Hahou’s true allegiance after a series of mysterious events. Hunted by an unstoppable killer...

Directed By: Teddy Chan

Written By: Ho-Leung Lau, Tin Shu Mak, Teddy Chan

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Well Go USA Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m

Kung Fu Killer

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
6.6
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Summary A vicious serial killer is targeting top martial arts masters, and convicted criminal and kung-fu master Hahou (Donnie Yen) is the only one with the skills to stop him. Released from jail and into police custody, they soon have their doubts about Hahou’s true allegiance after a series of mysterious events. Hunted by an unstoppable killer...

Directed By: Teddy Chan

Written By: Ho-Leung Lau, Tin Shu Mak, Teddy Chan

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
66
63% Positive
5 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
66
63% Positive
5 Reviews
38% Mixed
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0% Negative
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83
Apr 22, 2015
Here, in this entertaining, preposterous goof of a kung fu movie, are all those values missing from the mainstream of American action filmmaking, not the least of which is a sense of the camera as a participant.
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 23, 2015
The sort of film that would be best appreciated in the '70s-era grindhouses that sadly no longer exist, Kung Fu Killer is delicious popcorn fare.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
6.6
57% Positive
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36% Mixed
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7% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
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57% Positive
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36% Mixed
5 Ratings
7% Negative
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75
Apr 23, 2015
Kung Fu Killer is like a roundhouse kick from the past, a satisfying, old-school martial arts film that has a ’90s feel to it.
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70
Apr 23, 2015
The plot is predictable, but the inevitable showdown is, appropriately, the movie's highlight, a ferocious hands-on battle — save for the balletic bamboo pole interlude — on a busy, night-lit expressway, with semis and cars roaring past. It's a climax worthy of the tribute thread running through Kung Fu Killer.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 25, 2015
The fight scenes are terrific, but the haphazard plotting, off-the-peg characterisations and drippy music elsewhere lack flavour.
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 23, 2015
Mr. Chen, who teamed with Mr. Yen for the superior “Bodyguards and Assassins,” scatters references to Hong Kong martial arts classics. But while he has impressive fists of fury in both Mr. Yen and Mr. Wang, Kung Fu Killer lacks the brio and spice of its ancestors.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 23, 2015
Director Teddy Chan's glossy thriller pays tribute to martial-arts cinema by casting enough Hong Kong industry legends to rival the cameo count of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. It's a pity, then, that it's an undeniably bland film in style and story, despite a few elaborately staged fight sequences.
By Aaron Hillis FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Emperor Film Production, Sun Entertainment Culture, Beijing Silver Moon Productions
Release Date Apr 24, 2015
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Nobody's going down without a fight
Website http://kung-fu-jungle.gaga.ne.jp/
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Awards

Macau International Movie Festival
• 6 Nominations
Hong Kong Film Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Huading Award
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

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