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By Desson Thomson (1,673) for Washington Post (9,851) on 06 Feb 2011

A movie that jumps between two worlds can be a powerful experience, as any fan of The Wizard of Oz, Back to the Future or The Terminator can…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 02 Nov 2010

The Forbidden Kingdom may be nothing but disposable fun, but it is a great, heaping, overflowing helping of fun…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 23 Sep 2010

At best, The Forbidden Kingdom counts as an amiable time-waster for kids, but much more should be expected from the momentous union of two…

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By Joshua Katzman (52) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 08 Aug 2010

Pairing Jackie Chan and Jet Li would seem like a slam dunk, but this big-budget martial arts drama, which borrows liberally from The Wizard…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 11 Jun 2010

There's nothing really wrong with all this in theory, but the overall doofiness of the execution is finally too much to overcome…

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By Matthew Sorrento (173) for Film Threat (5,156) on 12 May 2009

A dance of combat and humor saves a contrivance from drowning. Or, rather, Chan and Li elevate it enough to make it into a good time…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 28 Dec 2008

A faithful and disarmingly earnest attempt to honor some venerable and popular Chinese cinematic traditions…

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By Prairie Miller (985) for NewsBlaze (855) on 08 Sep 2008

Kung fu fever and fluff mix it up with hordes of floating knights in shining armor with bad attitude, and just a little heavy on the dressing,…

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By Nick Pinkerton (448) for Village Voice (8,525) on 25 Jul 2008

Taken as a whole, though, it's an amiable lost-and-found of epic-adventure tropes…

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By Urban Cinefile Critics (1,069) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 17 Jul 2008

The first onscreen meeting of screen legends Jackie Chan and Jet Li is possibly reason enough to see this fantasy, whose extravagant martial…

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By Lori Hoffman (553) for Atlantic City Weekly (553) on 04 Jun 2008

Fueled by Jackie Chan and Jet Li, this enjoyable romp has plenty of kick…

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By Michael Dance (46) for The Cinema Source (46) on 02 Jun 2008

An unapologetically old-fashioned fantasy ... solid enough entertainment for grown-ups, but something that many kids will absolutely adore…

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By Robert Davis (91) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 01 Jun 2008

If The Forbidden Kingdom missteps, it's by assuming that its digitally enhanced stunts are more impressive than they are and, therefore, lavishing…

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By Kevin Mccarthy (392) for WJFK-FM (CBS Radio) (143) on 16 May 2008

When I say the movie is cheesy, I am talking provolone, American cheese, Swiss cheese; cheesy…

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By Andrew Wright (312) for The Stranger (Seattle, WA) (891) on 14 May 2008

Yeah, it's a dopey kid's movie, but -- significant detail -- one that feels like it was actually written for kids…

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By Brian Gibson (578) for Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) (665) on 07 May 2008

The story, which should be forbidden, keeps coming back for more…

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By Sean O'connell (919) for Charlotte Weekly (185) on 01 May 2008

(Minkoff) botches the film's fantasy elements, saturating these segments with cheesy effects…

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By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for PopMatters (2,617) on 29 Apr 2008

Jason's relationship with Golden Sparrow stays pretty locked in first gear, such that the movie might attend to kung fu%u2014sort of…

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for Tolucan Times (639) on 26 Apr 2008

All the martial arts movies have become clichés. This film is worse than stupid. Enough…

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By Dan Lybarger (786) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 26 Apr 2008

Fortunately, Minkoff has one talent many of his American predecessors have lacked: When Chan or Li is fighting, he knows how to hold the camera still…

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