Review of Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) by Shawn T — 19 Jun 2012

Chris Farley was an absolute master of physical comedy. This one puts his talents to good use mixing in some wacky action throughout.

This review of Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) was written by Shawn T on 19 Jun 2012.

Beverly Hills Ninja has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Robert I (1,833) on 20 Jan 2013

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By Skyler B (1,160) on 22 Jan 2013

Disappointing that they could take a nice karate movie.. do voiceovers n make money off of it…

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By Lee H (754) on 13 Jan 2015

I haven't laughed that many times in a movie in quite awhile. Chris Farley is hilarious! Don't look for depth here, just total sillyness…

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By Michelle P (394) on 27 Dec 2012

I like Farley but this movie is not good. Probably his worst film…

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