The read
Every source lands within 8 points of the others, across 2,000 audience votes.
Synopsis
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Metacritic57/100
1,993 audience votes
Key crew
- Rob MinkoffDirector
- John FuscoWriter
- David BuckleyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jackie ChanOld Hop / Lu Yan
- Jet LiThe Silent Monk / The Monkey King
- Michael AngaranoJason Tripitikas
- Liu YifeiGolden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl
- Li BingbingNi Chang a.k.a White-Haired Witch
- Collin ChouJade Warlord
- Morgan BenoitLupo
- Jack PosobiecSouthie
- Thomas McDonellYoung Southie
- Juana CollignonSouthie Girl
- Zhi Ma GuiOld Woman
- Shen Shou HeFarmer
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Themes
martial artsbased on novel or booktemplelegendvillainesstime travelfistfightshaolineast asian leadmedievalwuxiawarrior
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