![]() ![]() It’s designed as a fun roller coaster ride. But even cartoons need coherence. There were moments in the film when I had absolutely no idea what was going on. Kung Fu Yoga begins with a motion capture sequence in 647 A.D. We are in the Kingdom of Magadha where a rogue general is battling the forces of its Princess. Chan plays the Tang dynasty envoy who is helping the princess. We then cut to present day where Chan is China’s greatest archaeologist Jack, the same character he played in Tong’s last film The Myth. An Indian professor, played by a simpering Disha Patani, comes to Jack for help and they are off on an adventure to find the treasure. Tong strains to create a souped-up, multicultural Indiana Jones adventure but he seems to have forgotten to actually write it. Kung Fu Yoga feels like a film that was made up on the spot. The action lurches from China to Tibet to Dubai to Rajasthan. Much fuss is made about a 212 carat diamond. And at one point, Chan ends up in a car chase with a lion in the backseat.Īt 62, Chan still has the charisma and the moves. His agility and good humor help to lift the leaden script. Sonu Sood gets to stand around in snazzy jackets and snarl but his half-hearted villainy has no bite. This isn’t a nuanced take on either culture. ![]() Director Stanley Tong, who has also written the story, is big on simplicity and stereotypes.
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