A martial arts instructor working at a police academy gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom.
An undeniably bland film in style and story, despite a few elaborately staged fight sequences.
– Aaron Hillis,
Village Voice,
22 Apr 2015
fresh:
Here, in this entertaining, preposterous goof of a kung fu movie, are all those values missing from the mainstream of American action filmmaking ...
– Ignatiy Vishnevetsky,
AV Club,
23 Apr 2015
fresh:
This isn't a new golden age of martial arts films, but with Yen holding down the fort in China and southeast Asian fighters Iko Uwais and Tony Jaa, it's a pretty good one.
– G. Allen Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
23 Apr 2015
fresh:
Kung Fu Killer manages to be your better-than-average chop-socky fun for a couple of reasons, starting with veteran actor Donnie Yen in the lead as Mo Hahou, who can fight and emote with equal proficiency.
– Bruce Demara,
Toronto Star,
23 Apr 2015
rotten:
"Kung Fu Killer" lacks the brio and spice of its ancestors.