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By Eugene Novikov (936) for Film Blather (908) on 16 Apr 2008

Minkoff and Fusco blur the line between homage and laziness…

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By Greg Maki (546) for Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (546) on 16 Apr 2008

Jackie Chan and Jet Li are true artists and watching them together is a real joy…

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By David Cornelius (645) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 16 Apr 2008

The Forbidden Kingdom is a movie that has Jackie Chan and Jet Li kicking each other. And that is why it is awesome…

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By Peter Sobczynski (1,159) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 16 Apr 2008

Finally, the martial arts genre gets its own version of City Heat…

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By Rob Vaux (1,125) for Flipside Movie Emporium (617) on 16 Apr 2008

Toto and Scarecrow were dropped from the project after demanding excessive residuals on the back end…

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By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 16 Apr 2008

I don't care how tough and talented Jet Li and Jackie Chan are they lost me at Monkey King…

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By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 16 Apr 2008

From The Lion King to the Monkey King director Rob Minkoff goes and along with him goes the reverse evolution of the American martial arts epic…

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By Bill Gibron (1,013) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 16 Apr 2008

Is it possible to recommend a movie based on a single scene alone? If it's The Forbidden Kingdom, the answer is an obvious Yes…

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By Jeffrey Chen (849) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 16 Apr 2008

[Chan and Li] punch, kick, jump, and fall all over in an extended sequence that never feels too long…

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By Donald J. Levit (489) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 16 Apr 2008

Ignore puff and nonsense about kung fu philosophy...and enjoy 'The Forbidden Kingdom' for the youth-oriented wish fulfillment that it is…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 16 Apr 2008

A drab exercise in poor storytelling, empty-headed characters, low-grade aesthetics, and forgettable action sequences…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 16 Apr 2008

While some of this material was drawn from Chinese legends, it still feels a bit half-hearted and as if it was cobbled together from bits of…

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By Joe Lozito (463) for Big Picture Big Sound (482) on 16 Apr 2008

For their first co-headlining film, Jackie Chan and Jet Li have chosen a rote piece of chop-socky that's liable to please only their most devoted…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 16 Apr 2008

Hilarious... And cheeky and cheery and so popcorn-a-licious a fantasy historical action comedy that you want to stand up and cheer…

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By Adam Markovitz (84) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 16 Apr 2008

The worst part of the martial-arts epic The Forbidden Kingdom [is] a moment near the halfway mark when there arrives a gag that involves Chan…

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By Randy Cordova (352) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 16 Apr 2008

If you're in touch with your inner 12-year-old, don't be surprised if you find yourself smiling and cheering during the film's final scenes…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 16 Apr 2008

A juvenile piece of cultural appropriation, The Forbidden Kingdom doesn't even have the good manners to focus on the two martial-arts masters…

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By Alp. (5) on 16 Apr 2008

Excellent action and good humor. Could even take your kids to see it…

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By Francess (1) on 16 Apr 2008

It's just one big love letter to kung fu movies, and a real tribute to its two amazing stars…

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By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 15 Apr 2008

The Forbidden Kingdom may not be the martial arts masterpiece Kung Fu fans have waited two decades for, but the obvious good time shared by…

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