Shaolin Soccer Reviews
Untraditional underdog sports team story.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 28, 2010
A spirited crowd-pleaser.
| Mar 26, 2007
You could call it a guilty pleasure, but that would suggest you feel bad about enjoying yourself.
| Jun 24, 2006
A movie as empty-headed as your average Premier League player, but that doesn't matter when the footie scenes are so fun and deliriously OTT.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 1, 2006
A blitzkrieg of hilarious kung fu craziness.
| Original Score: A- | May 2, 2005
Funny and warm.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 30, 2004
May be the funniest out-and-out comedy of the summer.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 13, 2004
As goofy action comedies go, Shaolin Soccer is one of the best.
| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 6, 2004
Shaolin Soccer is one of those unlikely combinations, like Vanilla Coke or Christian rock, that fits so well, you're left wondering why no one thought of it before.
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 16, 2004
Catnip to those familiar with the conventions of Hong Kong martial arts movies.
| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 9, 2004
A very funny movie.
| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 9, 2004
A complete pleasure.
Full Review | Original Score: B+ | May 28, 2004
Has heart and a freewheeling spirit that makes you smile at the same time you're calling it the stupidest thing you've ever seen.
| Original Score: 3/4 | May 28, 2004
A quirky, lighthearted and pleasantly goofy Hong Kong comedy.
| Original Score: B | May 6, 2004
It's genial goofiness can keep you smiling for 87 minutes.
Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Apr 29, 2004
As always, Chow shows himself an acute parodist of other genres while adding his own cherry on the top.
| Apr 27, 2004
It's a lot of fun.
Full Review | Apr 26, 2004
Not an earth-shattering achievement, but not something to miss if you haven't yet met Stephen Chow.
| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 23, 2004
A hoot from beginning to end.
Full Review | Apr 23, 2004
It is piffle, yes, but superior piffle.
| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 23, 2004