Review of CJ7 (2008) by David S — 22 Mar 2009

This was different, but very cool and funny.

This review of CJ7 (2008) was written by David S on 22 Mar 2009.

CJ7 has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of CJ7

Review of CJ7 (2008)

By Maggie Lee (98) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 03 Oct 2015

A hyperactive, wishful-thinking special effects fantasy suitable for family outings…

Read Review

Review of CJ7 (2008)

By Leslie R (179) on 02 Aug 2013

I was surprised when I realized it wasn't in English (watched it on Netflix Canada). I still really enjoyed it. CJ7 is adorable…

Read Review

Review of CJ7 (2008)

By Stanley T (19) on 29 Jan 2014

What surprised me most is how well Xu Jiao, a young girl, portrayed her character, a young boy…

Read Review

Review of CJ7 (2008)

By Victor U (8) on 22 Feb 2016

The movie is great I like how Stephen Chow's made the scene with the kid doing the buddha's hand from the movie kung fu hustle…

Read Review

Review of CJ7 (2008)

By Charm P (10) on 20 May 2011

A much different direction from Chow's previous films. In a way a good attempt to make an Asian E.T. film…

Read Review

Review of CJ7 (2008)

By Sandy C (79) on 19 May 2017

This is a much better movie than its scores indicate…

Read Review

Review of CJ7 (2008)

By Andy S (1,590) on 16 Jul 2012

Stephen Chow never disappoints anyone with his sweet, tender, humane stories. He is God-gifted, talented director/actor/writer…

Read Review

Review of CJ7 (2008)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 27 Apr 2017

C7J isn't as cutesy as Batteries Not Included or Short Circuit, or as grim as Gremlins, though it resembles them all in its jerky, semi-comic…

Read Review

Review of CJ7 (2008)

By Zi C (2) on 17 Sep 2013

CJ7 is a wonderful family film, sincere and simple in its approach, but one that tackles some important issues in an entertaining and heartwarming…

Read Review

Review of CJ7 (2008)

By Garrett A (46) on 18 Nov 2011

It is not the best of the comedies from this part of the world but this story about Chow Ti (Stephen Chow)- a poor labourer who works on construction…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Frank (2014)

By Mikefromangus (112) on 31 Dec 2014

What a bore of a movie. Half way watching the movie, I expected the story to kick in and get me interested…

Read Review

Review of The Interview (2014)

By Markt2014 (4) on 25 Dec 2014

Cheap humor and even cheaper script. Probably the dumbest comedy I've seen in last few years. Kids may love it, but that's pretty much it…

Read Review

Review of Boys in the Trees (2016)

By Andrew Q (1) on 02 Oct 2017

Dull and pretentious, thie film is nowhere near as cool nor as deep as it…

Read Review

Review of As I Lay Dying (2013)

By Noah S (313) on 07 Nov 2014

Some straight up dog shit.Franco's worst movie ever and one of the worst movies ever…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

CJ7

2008

57%532 Reviews

Twilight

1994

60%766 Reviews

Midnight Special

2016

67%764 Reviews

Grave Encounters

2011

55%656 Reviews

Vanilla Sky

2001

67%866 Reviews

Dope

2015

74%791 Reviews

Side Effects

2013

72%919 Reviews

Deception

2008

53%599 Reviews

Black Samson

1974

54%5 Reviews

Downeast

2021

63%2 Reviews