The Forbidden Kingdom
04/29/2008 Posted by IMHOpinion
This is a fun movie with some of the best martial arts/Hong Kong highwire that I have seen in some time. I never "loved" Jet Li, but I always admired his Kung Fu-in this movie I felt a bit more like that affection for him that I and most of the world have for Jackie Chan. He gets to play several characters but I just felt like roaring when he put his Monkey King thing in action! His portrayal of the Immortal Monkey King just gave me big smiles. I'm not sure why Jackie was not given the part since The Monkey King should be Jackie's middle name. Maybe its too obvious a choice. Anyway, I agree with the other reviewer, this one gets a bit much violence for young kids under twelve? and takes an awkward teen romance ride that left my stomach churning (or it could have been the twizzlers and coffee, dunno). I think everyone in the theater I was at genuinely enjoyed this one, I certainly did.
Pros: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Dim Sum of Chinese culture in this retelling of the Monkey King tale
Cons: Teen romance aka Karate Kid 2-like is a grind IMO.
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