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Kung Fu Hustle is a rare film that manages to be thrillingly violent and belly-achingly funny at the same time. It deconstructs the seriousness of martial arts cinema and rebuilds it with joy, absurdity, and a pair of harpsichord-playing assassins. It reminds us that sometimes, the best way to deliver a message about good versus evil is to hit the bad guy so hard they leave a hole in the wall in the shape of their body.

To appreciate the comedy of Kung Fu Hustle , you have to understand what it’s parodying. The film takes the self-serious tropes of 1970s Hong Kong cinema and flips them. The "mighty masters" aren't noble warriors living on mountaintops; they are a henpecked tailor, a coolie, and a noodle cook living in a dilapidated slum called Pigsty Alley. kung fu hustle comedy