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2008
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19
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Average Rating
2.8
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1.5
Advertisement C7J isnt as cutesy as Batteries Not Included or Short Circuit, or as grim as Gremlins, though it resembles them all in its jerky, semi c ..
Av Club
1.5
Its a cutesy, sentimentally cloying, platitudinous story weve seen dozens of times before.
Austin Chronicle
1.3
Chows homegrown brand of Chinese movies differs from the martial arts and action films of figures like Jet Li and Jackie Chan, for whom Americans have ..
Austin Chronicle
3.8
At first its nothing but a ball with a knob/plunger on the top.Or maybe thats the bottom.
Rogerebert
3.0
The sadism mars what would otherwise be a charming film about keeping up ones dignity despite material depravations.
E Film Critic
3.8
The ball eventually transforms itself into a purring creature with a rubbery body and a fuzzy, oversized head, dominated by pleading, Walter Keane esq ..
Tv Guide
2.5
Chows usual obsession with lower class life becomes tiresome here, sprinkled with sentiment rather than humor; its pitched way too high with too much ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
In addition, the animation effects on CJ7 are excellent its amazing how much personality can be crammed into what is essentially a smiley faced Tribbl ..
View London
3.5
Even ardent Stephen Chow fans may be nonplussed by CJ7, a throwback to sentimental comedies about children that were in vogue a generation ago in Hong ..
Film Journal
3.8
Cheap is how Chow rolls.But the movies technical shabbiness is very much its point.
Boston
3.8
There is a moody chapter just before the alls well ending that might distress some very young viewers, but most should find this goofy, gentle science ..
Star Tribune
2.5
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Emanuellevy
2.0
There are some nice surreal touches, such as getting enormous adults to play two of the eight year olds.
Guardian
2.5
Some may applaud this, believing any other movie mightve focused mostly on CJ7s hijinks and possible creation of a chaotic third act crisis, but the a ..
Reel Talk Reviews
3.5
Even with tongue planted firmly in cheek, the torture CJ7 endures is disturbing, and it may not fare well with all audiences looking for a gentle stor ..
Cinema Crazed
3.5
Chows film is charming, to be sure but that is just the half of it.
Eye For Film
4.0
Its not so much a mess as it is a live action cartoon where anything can happen.That it doesnt conform to Western ideas of how people behave or how cu ..
Movies
2.5
Some of the footage is entertaining.Too much of it is confusing, repetitive or unremarkable.
Sf Gate
1.5
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Washington Post
2.2
Yuck!You always want to like a critter from space comedy but sometimes you just canat. aCJ7a is one of those films.
Reeling Reviews
2.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La ..
Calendar Live
2.5
Bright, bouncy, kooky and comically tone deaf, CJ7 is the most bizarre kids movie Ive ever seen.Kids probably will enjoy the elastic excess and adoles ..
Seattle Pi
3.8
The film largely succeeds on Chows comic timing and playful attitude, but perfect casting helps.
Groucho Reviews
3.1
And slapstick is too mild a word for many of the physical hi jinks in the movie.
The Star
2.5
Like its predecessor, CJ7 is heavy on slapstick and may appeal to very young viewers who wont need to bother much with the subtitles.
New York Post
3.8
Dicky and CJ7s adventures are the centerpiece of the movie, and they vibrate with a broad slapstick invention.Chow is more than happy to play the ador ..
Brian Or Ndorf
2.5
While cliche and extreme predictability can describe the storyline, this film is fun and happy and absolutely amusing.
Hollywood Chicago
3.0
After the exhilarating ride of martial arts mockery fest Kung Fu Hustle, it would seem no surprise that Stephen Chows next project would be a family m ..
Sky
1.0
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3.1
For all its mawkish plot turns and indecipherable trippiness, this is not a boring movie.Its just wiggy.
Chron
1.9
What charm CJ7 has is of the Saturday morning variety, built upon a tiresome mixture of slapstick humor and comic book action.
No La
3.5
Has the same moral and thematic contours of E.T. or an old school Disney animated fable, but with the panache weve come to expect from the creator of ..
East Bay Express
2.5
Its only sporadically funny, and often grating, and at some point you realize that youve been suckered into watching an extended advertisement for a t ..
Ny Mag
2.8
Stephen Chow goes down an E.T. route with CJ7, a cute and cuddly family film that not only fails to generate the exhilarating cartoon zaniness of his ..
Nicks Chager
2.5
Its got the visual effects and cartoon antics, but its trying too hard to be a heartwarming family movie.
Can Mag
2.5
CJ7 has some moments of sweetness and CGI inflected humor, but comes off as slight compared to the filmmakers previous efforts.
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
4.2
If most Americans werent so adverse to spending time with any film which has subtitles, Stephen Chows CJ7 just might have had a chance to become a per ..
Film Jerk
0.8
Its awful. Awful. Thats all. Keep walking. For the love of all thats holy. Keep. Walking.
Blog Oregonlive
3.5
Whats quietly thrilling about this Seuss zoo story is its sublime and extravagant eccentricity.
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