90% Kung Fu Hustle

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So disarmingly eager to please that only a stone-faced kung fu purist could object.

Chow's movie may seem nutty on the surface, but its slyness, its dreamy unfolding of so many moods and genres, becomes intoxicating.

Kung Fu Hustle snaps and crackles like nuclear popcorn on a scorching griddle.

But for all its stylishness, verve and moments of visual poetry, the relentlessly punishing slapstick and overall cruel tone left me cold.

Retrieving the martial arts movie from the gentrified middlebrow tastefulness of movies like House of Flying Daggers is only one item on Kung Fu Hustle's agenda.

With Hustle's release on 2,000 U.S. screens this week, Americans get to see what's so funny about Chow. The laugh's on them for not noticing him before.

Slapstick silliness and martial artistry of the highest calibre.

A smart and very funny action comedy that will really knock your socks off.

The ever-shifting genre of martial arts films takes on yet another variation with writer/director/actor Stephen Chow's CGI spectacle infused comic Kung Fu adventure.

Gravity takes a backseat to levity.

This rowdy martial arts comedy is best for older teens and up.

Keeps the gags flying almost as rapidly as the fists.

A film that is geared simply, straightforwardly and, above all, honestly to providing absolute entertainment.

Absolutely insane comic tribute to classic martial arts films and stars.

The laws of physics no longer apply, if they ever did; characters leap, run at neck-breaking speed, bash each other through several walls with one blow.

The 'Axe-Kickin' Edition' DVD comes with a nice selection of extras.

While those who can't stand long fight scenes might find it a bit tiresome, everyone else is going to consider this a sweet, light-hearted martial arts treat.

A strange, fun flick that loves its source material dearly, Kung Fu Hustle is destined to become a cult classic.

Simultaneously and paradoxically irreverent and loving. A terrific piece of cinematic entertainment

Kung Fu Hustle flies by on bursts of dizzying slapstick invention. There's rarely a dull moment, but the wise-guy tone and the non-stop frenzy wear you down.

More like a cartoon populated with human actors.

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