Kung Fu Yoga
Kung Fu Yoga
| 27 January 2017 (USA)
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Two professors team up to locate a lost treasure and embark on an adventure that takes them from a Tibetan ice cave to Dubai, and to a mountain temple in India.

Reviews
StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.
2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!
Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.
ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
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?
Jithin K Mohan Trying to make a cross-culture film with the Indian and Chinese cast is appreciable but other than the actors there's not much Indian involvement and that can be seen. The ending musical number akin to a Bollywood dance in Chinese looks weird for both Indian and Chinese audience, they could've hired some people from India if the wanted a Bollywood dance look like one instead of a goofy imitation. Also, I don't understand why Indian actresses are trying to act in a Chinese way. Jackie Chan's love for Indiana Jones is seen in a lot of films which is also continued here. With a lot of exotic locations across Asia and a lot of scenes involving animals from Lions and Hyenas to snakes, this is a non-stop action comedy. Much of the film can be enjoyable due to its lack of seriousness yet the silliness is too much.
clr-21904 The movie looks like a mix of good parts of several movies. The mixed could have been good with good script and concentration on cast's acting. There are scenes that are just thrown into the movie, like they are all needed for a treasure hunt movie. Graphics needed a lot of improvement. They are not at the scale someone excepts from a bi-national or a international movie.
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.