Film200499 min

Kung Fu Hustle

Name: Kung Fu Hustle
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Released: 2004
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Lam Tze-chung, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung

Taste attributes: actioncomedycrimefantasyhistoricaldetectivemafia/gangstermartial artsfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearemotionally undemandingall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"So many gangsters...so little time."

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and dark: a very fast crime comedy, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

7.4 /10

TMDB · 1,936 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow

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Synopsis

Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. Sing's actions eventually cause the Axe Gang and the slumlords to engage in an explosive kung-fu battle. Only one side will win and only one hero will emerge as the greatest kung-fu master of all.

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