The Forbidden Kingdom Review

Overall 3.91 of 5 view all 23 reviews

wendypeeples
Bartlesville, OK

Even with Li and Chan it still sucks

into action flicks, a comedy fan

Pros

Good for all ages, Good fight scenes, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Two martial arts greats in one film

Cons

Predictable, Slow start, Flimsy plot, Annoying kid, Dialogue can be a little bad, Key (kid) figure can annoy(at first)

NOV

2008

I've watched every Jackie Chan movie and almost every Jet Li movie. The most startling thing about this movie was seeing Jet Li portraying the Monkey King, or whatever he was. First time I've ever seen Li be so giddy and smiley. Nice bit of acting. Chan is always great doing the Drunken Master style. But why did they have to put that teenage boy in there. He was so corny!!! Here's an example of how bad of a character he was. They're walking thru the desert, and he says, "Boy this desert is hot!" Who did the writing on this movie? It's the worst ever.My husband and I decided 1/3 of the way thru the movie to drink beer every time a corny scene came on or that teenager said something corny. Needless to say, we were falling down drunk by the end of the movie. The only redeeming quality of this movie was the action scenes with Jackie Chan and Jet Li. There is one good thing, this movie is clean so you could show it to kids. It's reminiscent of the Never-Ending Story. Just not as good.