Shaolin Soccer: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 1 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 89 reviews

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

67

The likable no-brainer is half buoyant goof, half groaner, and all Chow.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Elvis Mitchell New York Times (Top Critic)

60

This kung-fu comedy is so unabashed in its cheesiness that it could be spread on crackers; it may spike your cholesterol levels.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Claudia Puig USA Today (Top Critic)

75

Shaolin Soccer's infectious style has a way of lifting spirits.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post (Top Critic)

Shaolin Soccer really loves what it mocks, after all, and that grandly goofy affection -- nay, joy -- for all things chop socky is purely, utterly contagious.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)

A hoot from beginning to end.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Janice Page Boston Globe (Top Critic)

88

As goofy action comedies go, Shaolin Soccer is one of the best.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Ed Park Village Voice (Top Critic)

Crammed with wild action, obvious but well-mounted gags, and playful effects, the film is refreshingly silly.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News (Top Critic)

75

One of the silliest, sweetest and most fun family films in recent memory.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Gary Dowell Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)

67

A quirky, lighthearted and pleasantly goofy Hong Kong comedy.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

75

It is piffle, yes, but superior piffle.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

63

While Shaolin Soccer may not wow Western audiences the way it did Asian ones, you should get more than a few kicks out of it.
Full Review » 8 years ago
J. R. Jones Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

A spirited crowd-pleaser.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Tom Long Detroit News (Top Critic)

75

A complete pleasure.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Derek Elley Variety (Top Critic)

As always, Chow shows himself an acute parodist of other genres while adding his own cherry on the top.
Full Review » 8 years ago
V.A. Musetto New York Post (Top Critic)

63

If brainless, predictable fun will do, check out Shaolin Soccer.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

80

May be the funniest out-and-out comedy of the summer.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Geoff Pevere Toronto Star (Top Critic)

60

Catnip to those familiar with the conventions of Hong Kong martial arts movies.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Ray Conlogue Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

75

A very funny movie.
Full Review » 8 years ago
David Edelstein Slate (Top Critic)

It's the sort of movie that leaves you smiling like an idiot.
Full Review » 8 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

75

As long as your expectations are focused in the right direction, it's a sure bet that you'll have a good time watching this infectiously entertaining comedy.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Andrew Sun Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

The movie has something for any Hong Kong cinephile.
Full Review » 11 years ago
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

80

An infectious knockabout kung fu comedy with amusing special effects combined with breathtaking stunts.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Nell Minow Common Sense Media

80

Untraditional underdog sports team story.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com

67

Kung Fu and sports movies collide in writer/director/actor Stephen Chow's devilishly entertaining Honk Kong action movie.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Joe Lozito Big Picture Big Sound

75

Full Review » 4 years ago