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TopTenREVIEWS presents the movie reviews of Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008)

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Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:2.5107
Avg Critic Score:2.4494

Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008) Rank 1 Reviews

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Excellent
4
3.25%
(5)
Very Good
3
55.19%
(85)
Good
2
35.06%
(54)
Fair
1
5.84%
(9)
Poor
0
0.65%
(1)

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Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (Tenley Woodman) Boston Herald (Tenley Woodman)
Li and fellow kung fu phenom Jackie Chan (“Rush Hour”) join forces in this pitiful mystic romp, which takes an outcast American teenager (Michael Angarano, “Sky High”) from the streets of Boston and places him in ancient China. There, he must figh ...read the complete Forbidden Kingdom movie review at Boston Herald (Tenley Woodman)
Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Appreciating Great Trash (Chris Coleman) Appreciating Great Trash (Chris Coleman)
...read the complete Forbidden Kingdom movie review at Appreciating Great Trash (Chris Coleman)
Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf) BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)
Kingdom is a stiff, disturbingly ill-conceived fantasy film more consumed with playing slack-jawed fanboy than telling a compelling story worthy of these two giants. ...read the complete Forbidden Kingdom movie review at BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)
Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski) efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Finally, the martial arts genre gets its own version of "City Heat." ...read the complete Forbidden Kingdom movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Adam Markovitz) Entertainment Weekly (Adam Markovitz)
The worst part of the martial-arts epic The Forbidden Kingdom [is] a moment near the halfway mark when there arrives a gag that involves Chan getting a face full of urine. This kingdom really should be forbidden. ...read the complete Forbidden Kingdom movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Adam Markovitz)

Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008) Critic Reviews continued...

Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for ShowBizCafe.com (Alex Florez) ShowBizCafe.com (Alex Florez)
Ya era hora que Jackie Chan (Rush Hour, Drunken Master) y Jet Li (Fearless, Once Upon a Time in China), las dos estrellas más grandes del género de las artes marciales se unieran por primera vez en la pantalla gigante. Ahora bien, con estilos tan ...read the complete Forbidden Kingdom movie review at ShowBizCafe.com (Alex Florez)
Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski) efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
The film opens by introducing us to Jason (Michael Angarano), a dorky Boston teen who is obsessed with anything to do with martial arts. One day, while visiting the Chinatown shop of the aging Old Hop (Chan in unconvincing old-age drag)to pick up some ...read the complete Forbidden Kingdom movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman) TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Sitting through "The Forbidden Kingdom" is akin to standing in front of a brick wall for 113 minutes. If the purpose of cinema is to emotionally move the audience in some way, whether it be frightening them in a horror movie, making them laugh in a ...read the complete Forbidden Kingdom movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Forbidden Kingdom, The (2008) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman) The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
Sitting through "The Forbidden Kingdom" is akin to standing in front of a brick wall for 113 minutes. If the purpose of cinema is to emotionally move the audience in some way, whether it be frightening them in a horror movie, making them laugh in a ...read the complete Forbidden Kingdom movie review at The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
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