Film reviews: The Forbidden Kingdom | Savage Grace
                   
scotsman.com     06-Jul-2008          

Published Date: 06 July 2008 THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (12A) For years we've been wondering what it would take to bring together martial arts rivals Jackie Chan and Jet Li – but who would have guessed the answer would be a juvenile piece of cultural appropriation that is part Karate Kid, part Wizard Of Oz. Chan plays Lu Yan, a wine-swigging master of drunken kung fu, with the additional handicap of a frightful wig, while Li is the Silent Monk, a taciturn, two-fisted cleric. Both stars also guy up for two other roles that only Stevie Wonder could fail to identify within the first few minutes. The film's chief Hollywood compromise is the inclusion of Jason (Michael Angarano, mimicking Shia LaBeouf) as a nerdy teen who is sent back in time and off to China for kung fu lessons from Hong Kong's dynamic duo. Will these skills help... [read full story]                    


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