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Shaolin Soccer

Overview

Genre :

Comedy

Release Date :

September 05, 2003

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Stephen Chow

Starring :

Stephen Chow, Lee Wai, Vicki Zhao, Ng Man-Tat, Cecilia Cheung, Cheung Ming Ming, Law Kar-Ying

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  Be the 1st!

2.5 of 4

“..joyously absurd Hong Kong comedy..”
by Rob Blackwelder [SPLICEDwire]
3 of 5

“..funny and warm..”
by Jonathan Trout [BBC Films]
3 of 5

“..Frequently silly, fast-paced, energetic comedy with hilariously inventive set-pieces..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
3.5 of 4

“..As goofy action comedies go, "Shaolin Soccer" is one of the best..”
by Janice Page [Boston Globe]
3 of 4

“..a delirious and hysterical fusion of countless movie genres: the sure-footed Clint Eastwood western, the WWII battlefield drama and the Jerry Lewis comedy of the grotesque..”
by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]

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