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Kung Fu Hustle (2005)

Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

7.0

movie

China, Hong Kong
Cantonese
Action-packed, Funny
2004
Stephen Chow
Alex Lam Chi Sin, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung, Charlie Yuen Cheung-Yan
99 min

Synopsis

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It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.

Our Take

7.0
Nick

Written, directed and starring the auteur Stephan Chow, Kung Fu Hustle is a distillation of decades of Hong-Kong Cinema’s greatest export : the martial arts comedy. Full of numerous allusions and witty nods to other greats in the genre, this film is nonetheless entirely fresh and new. Equal parts hilarious and breathtakingly action-packed, Kung Fu Hustle showcases an enormous amount of raw talent, cinema magic and ass-kicking for any true cinema connoisseur.

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