harrybrimms
Good, basically clean fun. Entertaining movie, good fight scenes, visually gorgeous. CGI is pretty noticeable but a fun movie with a fun Bollywood ending.
jou-40492
It's a well produced blockbuster designed to rake in $$ in India and China. What did you expect for this kind of big budget collaboration? An artsy plot with a startling twist? Oscar worthy performance in an action comedy? Character development for the entire cast of 10? They can't afford to offend anyone and they have to have something in it for the whole family. Nothing is good enough for internet trolls these days. The CGI at the beginning was super-cringe worthy. But I enjoyed myself for the rest of the movie. It' got everything although the India scenes are so cliche. No shortage of Indiana Jones adventure homages, a Supercar chase in Dubai with a lion in the back of Jackie Chan' SUV, and hilarious fight sequences. Even with a pack of hyenas. Yeah it's ridiculous but it's entertaining, isn't that the point of watching a movie? To be entertained?
nicholls_les
I love Jackie Chan and cannot believe he is still doing this sort of movie at his age. He is a living legend, an often used term that actually applies where he is concerned.Now for this movie .. what can I say? Well to be positive there are lots of good Jackie moments, mainly his amazing Kung Fu mixed with his excellent comedy timing. The scenery is great and some of the cast were not too bad.I think where this movie missed the mark was that it appeared rushed and disjointed. The story, right out of Indiana Jones, which Jackie alludes to for comedic effect, was OK but the ending was incredibly silly. I would have preferred if the Bollywood dance was an extra rather than the actual ending.Disha Patani,Amyra Dastur and Miya Muqi are all gorgeous and made parts more watchable. Sonu Sood was not convincing at all.The fight scenes and car chases were also overly long and too much reliance on CGI which Jackie really doesn't need.
kluseba
Kung Fu Yoga is as stereotypical as its title might suggest but despite average acting performances, artificial special effects and a weak plot, it's an entertaining, fast-paced and quirky movie that mixes stunning fight choreography, exotic settings and an intriguing mixture of Arab, Chinese and Indian cultures.The story revolves around India's lost Magadha treasure in Tibet that is searched by three different parties: Chinese archaeologists, descendants of Magadha royalty and a ruthless group of mercenaries led by another descendant of an Indian royalty. The plot has a few minor but overall predictable twists. While the story is overall of an average quality at best, the movie focuses on fast-paced action- adventure elements in the key of the Indiana Jones movies. Short humorous passages and mythological elements add to the genre potpourri. There are a few truly memorable scenes in this movie. The opening animated history sequence is quite unusual and starts the movie on an original note to give the audience some background information. The closing dance choreography as well as the vivid soundtrack are also quite entertaining. The best part can however be found in the middle of the movie and consists of a spectacular chase through the streets of Dubai involving a vomiting lion. Despite the ridiculous idea, I haven't laughed that hard in quite a while which means that the makers of this movie have accomplished their mission.Kung Fu Yoga doesn't take itself too seriously and that what makes its charm. It's an entertaining movie that works best when you switch your brain off and try to enjoy the ride. It offers a colourful, exotic and explosive change from your everyday life. It also marks one of the few major collaborations between Chinese and Indian cinema and I hope to witness more occasions where these two countries join their forces. Kung Fu Yoga isn't an essential movie but an entertaining action- adventure movie for young adults and teenagers in particular.
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