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By Carol Cling (198) for Las Vegas Review-Journal (433) on 17 Apr 2008

a martial-arts variation on a middling musical with knockout dance numbers…

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By David Fear (910) for Time Out (7,510) on 17 Apr 2008

Every time the focus switches to Michael Angarano channeling his inner Ralph Macchio, The Forbidden Kingdom reminds you that it's primarily…

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By Mike Russell (146) for Oregonian (1,550) on 17 Apr 2008

I could just hear the producers in the board room, cigar smoke swirling around their fat heads as they barked into their speakerphones: Those…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 17 Apr 2008

Thanks to the two stars' disparate styles - the laser-like focus of Li and the whirlwind whimsy of Chan - The Forbidden Kingdom makes up for…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 17 Apr 2008

Chan seems to be having fun in a comic part that, unlike his Rush Hour paydays, doesn't make him the butt of ethnic jokes. Li is as stalwart as ever…

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By Tyler Hanley (218) for Palo Alto Weekly (965) on 17 Apr 2008

Seeing Jackie Chan and Jet Li in fist-frenzied combat feels like the kung-fu equivalent of watching Fred Astaire cut the rug with Ginger Rogers…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 17 Apr 2008

Unfailingly lighthearted, the film's fight scenes are stylized, soaring wire work and gravity-defying digital sorcery rather than blood-and-bruises…

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By Bob Strauss (787) for Los Angeles Daily News (1,272) on 17 Apr 2008

The first teaming of Chan and Li is a delightful, action-packed martial-arts fantasy…

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By Kevin Williamson (186) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 17 Apr 2008

What a waste. It's easy to see how Kingdom would have benefited from focusing on the interplay between its superstars…

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By Lisa Kennedy (833) for Denver Post (1,096) on 17 Apr 2008

A number of Forbidden Kingdom sequences deliver muscular slaptick…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 17 Apr 2008

But from the dorky Lucas-level dialogue to the West Side Story goons trolling the streets of Boston there is just too much wrong here for me…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 17 Apr 2008

The long-awaited pairing of the 44-year-old Li and the 54-year-old Chan is a fizzle (they only fight each other once, early in the film) that…

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By Brandon Fibbs (448) for Colorado Springs Gazette (140) on 17 Apr 2008

The film tries to contain the best of two worlds - exaggerated, cartoonish comedy and disconcertingly brutal violence…

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By Bill Clark (530) for FromTheBalcony (528) on 17 Apr 2008

Chan and Li both deliver in their own unique ways, and there's enough action and humor to satisfy even the less enthusiastic martial arts fans…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Beliefnet (937) on 17 Apr 2008

It does not take itself too seriously but it does take the action scenes seriously…

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By Michelle Alexandria (310) for Eclipse Magazine (446) on 17 Apr 2008

The Forbidden Kingdom may not be a classic martial arts movie, but it's got heart, a certain sneaky charm and more than enough pure fun to…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 17 Apr 2008

The ever-impish Chan is perfectly suited to the wine-reliant wanderer and his agility still impresses at 50 ...a unique blend that offers something…

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By Peter T. Chattaway (133) for Christianity Today (953) on 17 Apr 2008

All of this is packaged fairly entertainingly, and the action sequences are a marvel to behold, expertly combining physical stunts with computerized…

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By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 16 Apr 2008

The Forbidden Kingdom may lack the grace of Crouching Tiger or the grandeur of Hero, but [Rob] Minkoff's affection and respect for the film…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 16 Apr 2008

It's too bad that the film isn't actually about Jackie or Jet; rather, it's about a bland, annoying, white kid…

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