

My eyes still hurt from wiping away tears of laughter.

I can’t remember the last film I enjoyed myself in more. Make it your mission to see this film – it will be one of the most entertaining you ever see. Chow’s comedic timing gets better and better with every movie he makes, and while his films are depending more and more on CGI these days, and makes this movie much more a fantasy kung fu film than a traditional one, it hardly detracts from the enjoyable experience. Who would’ve thought you could top Shaolin Soccer? Not me, until I saw this movie. Amazingly directed, HILARIOUSLY funny, it blends a 1930s gangster stylishness into a Hong Kong kung fu movie to astonishing results.

Caught the world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and the entire theater laughed until they cried. Only one side will win and only one hero will emerge as the greatest kung-fu master of all.Īlso Known As (AKA): Kung Fu Hustle | 功夫 | Tuyệt Đỉnh Kung Fu | Kung-Fu-Sion | カンフーハッスル. Sing’s actions eventually cause the Axe Gang and the slumlords to engage in an explosive kung-fu battle. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. 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.
