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Kung Fu Hustle

Gong fu (Kung Fu Hustle)

2004

Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow, Feng Xiaogang, Yuen Wah, Dong Zhihua ...

5.9

15,670

Action. Comedy Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves around a hapless wannabe gangster who aspires to become a member of the notorious "Axe Gang." Other characters include an obnoxious landlady and her apparently frail husband who exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Imagine a film in which Jackie Chan and Buster Keaton meet Quentin Tarantino and Bugs Bunny."
		The Hollywood Reporter	"With a delirious mix of the sublime and the silly, Hong Kong comedy king Stephen Chow Sing-chi has taken the kung fu comedy genre to new heights"
		David Ansen Newsweek	"So disarmingly eager to please that only a stone-faced kung fu purist could object"
		Ruthe Stein SFGATE	"Chow is a commendably visual filmmaker (...) But 'Hustle' fails to connect on any emotional level. It's a live-action comic book with characters so broadly conceived that it's hard to care whether they live or die."
		Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"For all its stylishness, verve and moments of visual poetry, the relentlessly punishing slapstick and overall cruel tone left me cold."
		Ty Burr Boston Globe	"Like a meal prepared by an extreme chef, 'Hustle is more than a bit of a mess. It still tastes like nothing you've ever had before."
		Claudia Puig USA Today	"Fans of kung fu movies will have a rip-roaring time, but even moviegoers who are not enamored of the genre are bound to enjoy the bizarre antics and spirited action of Kung Fu Hustle (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"[Chow] directs like a gonzo fusion of Tarantino and Tex Avery (...) The scenes of high-flying ultraviolence will leave you gasping between giggles."

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