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Positive:
5
Mixed:
5
Negative:
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Critic Reviews
RogerEbert.comApr 7, 2021
Season 1 Review:
In a premiere brimming with melodrama, the visceral fights are imbued with grounded emotion. ... Liang, the relative newcomer, holds together the odd mix of modernity, mysticism, soapy arcs, and acute action with intuitive ease. Indeed, she and Kim make a formidable creator-star duo.
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Apr 7, 2021
Season 1 Review:
In all, “Kung Fu” presents a compelling heroine, ably played by Liang, who feels obligations to community and family both generally relatable and specifically drawn. The mystical element of Nicky’s skills is treated matter-of-factly and with engaged interest — nothing here feels rote.
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Apr 6, 2021
Season 1 Review:
The cast is attractive and committed; the storyline has multiple avenues to pursue; Ms. Liang can carry the show. And the thrust of the pilot, at least (the only episode made available), is not Asians against the world, but good against evil. From what one can tell, the production itself makes a political statement, but the storyline won’t.
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Apr 7, 2021
Season 1 Review:
If a pilot is your opportunity to establish premise and put your best resources forward, Kung Fu is a mixed bag anyway. ... There are definitely characterizations that are trope-y here, with the difference being the variety of representations and the likelihood that, given more than an episode or two to play out, even the things that look like stock types in the pilot will evolve and add depth. That's where Kung Fu has me interested, if not hooked.
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IndieWireApr 7, 2021
Apr 7, 2021
Season 1 Review:
The pilot — the only episode available for review as of this writing — is a busy, busy thing that packs in a mess of cursory exposition, introductions, family business, romantic groundwork, an operation for a subdural hematoma and a game of ping-pong, at the expense of subtlety and character.
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