6.23.2006

film: Kung Fu Hustle

Top drawer!

Stephen Chow has graduated from a dude who's movies I avoided like bad fish to a quality filmmaker.

I'm sure this one appeals more to nerds like me with the cinematic equivalent of a Masters degree in wire-fu movies, but it's a winner even if you do miss most of the in-jokes and references to other genre films.

Good natured, unpredictable and with a surprising emotional resonance, it's the best kung fu flick I've seen in a good long while.

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