Two Asian-American "surfer-dude" brothers discover they are the long lost princes from a China Sea Island. Part of their inheritance are magically-induced martial arts prowess. Using their new powers they act to overthrow the island's current dictator, a despotic madman.
It's a real riot when a guy goes tumbling and thudding down a 300-step flight of stone stairs only to climb back up and do it again. What inspired comedy!
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Another of Hollywood's efforts to prove that the American mall mentality is at home in any corner of the globe.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Action is relatively mild for the genre and, unfortunately, so are the jokes.
– Daniel M. Kimmel,
Variety,
8 May 2005
rotten:
What do ninjas and surfers have to do with each other? You've got me, and I heroically sat through all of Surf Ninjas.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
3 Jun 2013
rotten:
Oh, gee, have I given too much away? Is there something in this lyrical narrative that can't be detected in the first five minutes?