On the up side, there are some genuinely funny jokes, and Oedekerk has been wise enough to keep the running time down to 82 minutes, including the eight-minute closing credit sequence (which is worth staying through its entirety). But Kung Pow! is no "What's Up, Tiger Lily?"
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Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Processed comedy chop suey.
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
If ever there's been a martial-arts movie that makes you feel as if you've been kicked in the head, surely it's Kung Pow! Enter the Fist.
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TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Obvious and, frankly, 25 years too late.
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New York PostJonathan Foreman
New York PostJonathan Foreman
An inept, tedious spoof of '70s kung fu pictures, it contains almost enough chuckles for a three-minute sketch, and no more.
The result is hopelessly inane, humorless and under-inspired.
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L.A. WeeklyMark Olsen
L.A. WeeklyMark Olsen
If, for whatever reason, you do find yourself watching it, you may begin to ponder one of life's larger dilemmas: the fact that something can be done does not necessarily mean it should be done.