Saturday, March 20, 2004
Movie Review - Shaolin Soccer (2002)
Thoughts going in: Had heard quite a bit about this Hong Kong comedy that mixes soccer and martial arts, and finally got a hold of an import DVD. This film will be released in NY and LA next Friday and may expand wide.
Thoughts going out: An extremely goofy, yet fun flick. Broad slapstick? You betcha. Kind of an HK equivalent to a Jim Carrey/Tom Green-type movie, with Crouching Tiger-like martial arts thrown in for good measure. Several recurring comic bits are featured - my favorite was Shaolin brother "Iron Head" being periodically bashed over his noggin with a wine bottle whenever the film's momentum began to flag. Both the soccer and the martial arts will be laughable to purists of either, and like any sports movie worth its cliches, it all leads up to The Big Game. Only this time the opponent isn't just a rival, it's The Evil Team. Even though I come down somewhere in the middle, this is one of those movies that people are likely to either love or hate.
Rating (1-100): 66.
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Thoughts going out: An extremely goofy, yet fun flick. Broad slapstick? You betcha. Kind of an HK equivalent to a Jim Carrey/Tom Green-type movie, with Crouching Tiger-like martial arts thrown in for good measure. Several recurring comic bits are featured - my favorite was Shaolin brother "Iron Head" being periodically bashed over his noggin with a wine bottle whenever the film's momentum began to flag. Both the soccer and the martial arts will be laughable to purists of either, and like any sports movie worth its cliches, it all leads up to The Big Game. Only this time the opponent isn't just a rival, it's The Evil Team. Even though I come down somewhere in the middle, this is one of those movies that people are likely to either love or hate.
Rating (1-100): 66.
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