Big Trouble in Little China
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: July 2, 1986 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
3
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90
Village VoiceScott Foundas
Big Trouble in Little China is a far more enjoyable mash-up of classic Westerns, Saturday-morning serials, and Chinese wu xia than any of the Indiana Jones movies, with Kurt Russell in full bloom as Carpenter’s de rigueur hard-drinkin’, hard-gamblin’, wise-crackin’ loner hero—a bowling-alley John Wayne. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyMarc Bernardin
There are two kinds of people: the ones who have seen — and love — Big Trouble in Little China, a John Carpenter kung fu Western buddy Chinese ghost love story, and those poor saps who aren’t burdened with having to try and describe it to the uninitiated. Read full review
80
The New York TimesWalter Goodman
What matters is the stunts and the spirit, and this latest set of exotic exploits of an indomitable hero (Kurt Russell) and a spunky heroine (Kim Cattrall) gives good value. Read full review
70
The A.V. ClubJosh Modell
Big Trouble is plenty conscious of its silliness, which it embraces fully. It sets up its own parameters of ridiculousness and then runs with them, winking a little, but sticking to its story. Read full review
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