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      American Shaolin

      1994 1h 51m Action Fantasy Romance List
      Reviews 53% 100+ Ratings Audience Score A CIA agent is assigned to go to Beijing to look for a hidden national treasure. Read More Read Less

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      David Cornelius DVDTalk.com A garbled mess and a disappointment for fans of everyone involved. Rated: 1.5/5 Feb 7, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member This movie is fragmented...some of it awesome, some of it awful. You could say it's The Killer meets Tai Chi Master. So that kinda tells you...you're getting rip-offs pasted together that don't belong. It's original in that sense even for chinese film. But a movie this flawed can never be thought of as good to anyone, just throw-away entertainment that's trying to win awards for being heartfelt at the same time. Too bad because I recall Gordon Liu worked his ass of in an incredible role as the monk, and he had a wicked fight scene. Fans of his or Chow Yun-Fat should take a look if you're running out of their films to see. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Unusual mix of romcom, action and the supernatural. Enjoyable moments, but lots of waiting. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member One part gory action thriller, one part romantic movie. It's not perfect, but there are lots of love dovey sequences in between the action scenes. The chemistry between the leads is great, even though the movie is wildly uneven. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Eat while you can. Shit while you can. Chang Ching has been hired by the United States to obtain a Chinese artifact located in a Shaolin temple. Ching must first be accepted by the temple, then uncover this item, and then return to the United States. He finds it hard to fit in with all of the rules of the Shaolin temple. Things are further complicated when he falls in love with a girl at the temple. "He was calling out a woman's name in his sleep so I woke him up with my fist." Jeffrey Lau, director of Second Time Around, A Chinese Odyssey, Operation Pink Squad I & II, and Mortuary Blues, delivers Treasure Hunt (or American Shaolin). The storyline for this picture initially seems on par with an Indiana Jones film and quickly transitions into a love story. The acting is marvelous and the cast includes an all star group that includes Phillip Kwok (Lizard from the 5 Deadly Venoms), Chow Yung Fat, and Gordon Liu (Master Killer). "I'll never be a whore again." I was at my favorite kung fu cheos in Valley Stream, New York and came across this picture. I had to see this based on the marvelous cast. While the film as a whole was a disappointment, the fight between Phillip Kwok and Gordon Liu were worth the price of admission. That may have been a redeeming scene, which in itself was worth a 5, the rest of the film is a confusing mess. "Is he going to give him a blow?" "What's a blow?" Grade: C Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Quirky, silly and absolutely hilarious. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Very typical chinese spy and kung-fu flick full of action and love & entertainment. Chow Yun Fat is good as for the Monk in chief. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A CIA agent is assigned to go to Beijing to look for a hidden national treasure.
      Director
      Jeffrey Lau
      Screenwriter
      Jeffrey Lau
      Genre
      Action, Fantasy, Romance
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 17, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 51m