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Shanghai Knights (2003)

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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   C+
Source Brief Review Grade*
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Shanghai Knights isn't brilliant, but it's amiable and sometimes hilarious escapist stuff." more... B  
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
"... has a nice mix of calculation and relaxed goofiness..." more... B  
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro
"Even the outtakes feel forced." more... C  
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk
"It's all silly as a Saturday cartoon show - and twice as much fun." more... B  
E! Online "...Knights is worth a night out." more... B  
filmcritic.com
David Levine
"...a complete mess." more... D+
Hollywood Reporter
David Hunter
"...historically chaotic but broadly entertaining..." more... B  
Los Angeles Times
Manohla Dargis
"...lazy and resolutely witless sequel..." more... D+
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
"Surprisingly delightful sequel." more... B  
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell
"...rousing, cheerful..." more... B+
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
"To date, this arguably represents the best recent English language film Chan has done – which isn't saying much." more... C+
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
"...a desperately unfunny action comedy..." more... F  
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
"...in most respects, it goes down more smoothly than the original." more... B-
USA Today
Mike Clark
"The star interplay and anachronisms recapture some of the surreal spirit of the Crosby-Hope Road movies..." more... B  
* Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)
 
 


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