Shaolin Soccer

critic Reviews

, 89% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • The plot is utterly ridiculous, and the soccer in the movie is unlike any ever played anywhere on Earth, but watching Shaolin Soccer, you will probably find it impossible to care.
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    Nell MinowCommon Sense Media
    Untraditional underdog sports team story.
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    J. R. JonesChicago Reader
    A spirited crowd-pleaser.
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    Time Out
    You could call it a guilty pleasure, but that would suggest you feel bad about enjoying yourself.
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    Empire Magazine
    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.
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    Nick SchagerLessons of Darkness
    A blitzkrieg of hilarious kung fu craziness.
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    Jonathan TroutBBC.com
    Funny and warm.
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    Justin BrownMedium Popcorn
    The absurdity and action makes this enjoyable. It's ridiculous but it swings for the fences and even though it's not a home run, it's so much fun.
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    Brandon CollinsMedium Popcorn
    It is creative and unique enough where I can say I've never seen anything like this before. Having said that, I'll never see this again because it's just too much chaos for me to enjoy.
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    Sean AxmakerStream on Demand
    ... full of Chow’s trademark talents, from martial arts spoofing to verbal games, and it’s a lot of fun watching him goof through the creation of a team consisting of his Shaolin brothers into the Harlem Globetrotters of soccer...
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    Cole SmitheyColeSmithey.com
    Kung Fu and sports movies collide in writer/director/actor Stephen Chow's devilishly entertaining Honk Kong action movie.
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