Having followed up his giddy 2004 martial arts comedy Kung Fu Hustle with 2008's risible E.T.–inspired dud CJ7, director Stephen Chow returns to more familiar terrain with Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, a Buddhist fantasy adventure that unevenly hybridizes hectic combat, sappy romance, and slapstick humor.
In an ancient China of magic and monsters, Xuan Zhang (Wen Zhang) fights giant animalistic demons by bringing out their goodness via songs from a book of 300 nursery rhymes. This makes him a laughingstock among his peers save for Duan (Shu Qi), a badass beauty who immediately falls for Xuan Zhang because of his inherent goodness.
Their dull battles against fish, pig, and monkey beasts are staged by Chow with a self-aware...
In an ancient China of magic and monsters, Xuan Zhang (Wen Zhang) fights giant animalistic demons by bringing out their goodness via songs from a book of 300 nursery rhymes. This makes him a laughingstock among his peers save for Duan (Shu Qi), a badass beauty who immediately falls for Xuan Zhang because of his inherent goodness.
Their dull battles against fish, pig, and monkey beasts are staged by Chow with a self-aware...
- 3/5/2014
- Village Voice
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