Shaolin Soccer Critic Reviews

As goofy action comedies go, Shaolin Soccer is one of the best.Read the full review

An infectious knockabout kung fu comedy with amusing special effects combined with breathtaking stunts.Read the full review

Shaolin Soccer is "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" with soccer balls, a touch of Sergio Leone and not one microsecond of seriousness.Read the full review

Whatever this universe is, you're inside it, with your mouth open, wishing that all sporting events could be this exhilarating, that all human bodies could work this way, that all simpleminded movies could be this mindfully empty-headed.Read the full review

Shaolin Soccer really loves what it mocks, after all, and that grandly goofy affection -- nay, joy -- for all things chop socky is purely, utterly contagious.Read the full review

Delightful blend of comedy, kung fu, soccer and special effects.Read the full review

It is piffle, yes, but superior piffle.Read the full review

Shaolin Soccer's infectious style has a way of lifting spirits. You don't have to be a fan of soccer or kung fu to enjoy it.Read the full review

Everything you've ever loved (or hated) but were afraid to laugh at in Asian martial-arts movies, ''Matrix''-ian bullet-time actioners, and Farrellyesque slapstick comedies -- all rolled into Hong Kong's highest-grossing local production ever.Read the full review