Tai Chi Zero
Well Go | Release Date: October 19, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New York PostV.A. MusettoOct 19, 2012
Tai Chi Zero is loads of fun to watch, especially a battle in which watermelons, bananas and other fruits and veggies serve as flying weapons. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayOct 17, 2012
The story's fundamentals remain solid, and the battle between the village of kung-fu experts and an army of 19th century technophiles is so cleverly staged and exciting that the inevitable sequel (already in the works) will be welcome, as will any future martial-arts movies that Tai Chi Zero may inspire. Read full review
67
The PlaylistOliver LytteltonOct 18, 2012
It won't linger in the mind longer than it takes for the credits to roll, but it's a lot of fun while it lasts, and we're genuinely looking forward to part 2 at this point. Read full review
65
NPRMark JenkinsOct 18, 2012
The dialogue is merely functional, and not always delivered convincingly. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniOct 18, 2012
Tai Chi Zero, the first film in a planned trilogy, will leave hard-core fight enthusiasts wanting. But it's a droll, pleasant diversion all the same. Read full review
60
Village VoiceJonathan KieferOct 17, 2012
Give some points to a genre flick whose style mash-up reflects uneasy relations between Asia and the West just as its fracas-intensive plot tries to dramatize them. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleOct 20, 2012
Often more distracting than diverting with its everything-goes aesthetic - there are strains of steampunk, manga and silent film comedy, with video-game touches. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanOct 19, 2012
A martial-arts ad­ven­ture with more video-game and comic-book DNA than the traditional kung fu flick, Tai Chi Zero is good, if empty-headed, fun. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneOct 18, 2012
Essentially a live-action anime, it sweats rivulets of Tarantino-era digital anxiety from all pores--every kick, punch, pan, and zoom exaggerated for maximum impact. Read full review
50
The New York TimesRachel SaltzOct 18, 2012
Fast and mostly fun, the movie also seems compulsively too much, throwing everything it can think of at you, lest it fail to entertain. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy BurrOct 18, 2012
All this manic invention is great fun for a while, until Tai Chi Zero falls apart on the rocks of the eternal verities: story, acting, direction. Read full review
40
Time OutMatt Singer Oct 16, 2012
If director Stephen Fung's frenetic visual style is the Red Bull in this cinematic cocktail, then the dozy plotting is the vodka - leaving you feeling momentarily excited but ultimately narcotized. Read full review
30
VarietyJustin ChangOct 20, 2012
Manages the curious feat of being at once relentlessly energetic and almost continually uninvolving; the title more or less sums up the amount of pleasure to be had here. Read full review
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