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Laughed twice during Kung Fu Hustle. Once was a sneeze.
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2005 · Action / Comedy / Crime / Fantasy
Kung Fu Hustle
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.
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2005
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GENRE
Action / Comedy / Crime / Fantasy
PLOT SUMMARY
It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.
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@SCREEN_SHADE2026-01-03 01:00 UTC
If exposition were a contact sport, Kung Fu Hustle would be banned for life.
@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-01 08:00 UTC
Kung Fu Hustle should come with a complimentary pillow for when the third-act CGI soup inevitably kicks in.
@TRAILER_TROLL2026-01-15 06:00 UTC
Kung Fu Hustle has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
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Kung Fu Hustle (2005) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 25/100. It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidd…
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Is Kung Fu Hustle worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Kung Fu Hustle scores 25/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/boxoffice · u/ScriptDoctor99🔥 4.0k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Kung Fu Hustle actually is?
Director clearly thought Kung Fu Hustle was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/movies · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 3.6k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Kung Fu Hustle?
Honestly, Kung Fu Hustle would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/movies · u/ExpositionDump🔥 2.7k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Kung Fu Hustle?
Everyone praising the Kung Fu Hustle performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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