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Sing still believes in the great kung fu skills he learned as a former Shaolin monk, where he qualifies as a master but the modern world no longer has any use for it. But his confidence is soaring because of his great agility and ability to kick a soccer ball with a supernatural force. Sing (Stephen Chow) is an itinerant can-collector, whose menial work leaves him with torn sneakers and hunger pangs. But its tiresome all too familiar sports inspirational story of the underdogs going up against the heavy favorites in the big game, was a hard chestnut to swallow. I found it silly and sophomoric but slightly entertaining, pleasant in a crowd-pleasing way and packing a lot of enthusiastic energy with its visually pleasing photography and continuous choreographed dazzling special effects and non-stop action sequences. The film failed to catch on in the States because Miramax held it back for too long and when released didn't know how to promote it. It was shot by director, co-writer, co-producer and star Stephen Chow in Shanghai, where it was ironically banned in mainland China by its Film Bureau for supposedly presenting a disrespectful image of soccer. A cartoonish Hong Kong comedy about the marriage of soccer and kung fu that in no way can be taken seriously.

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