Stephen Chow has been a thorn in the side of Hong Kong critics for more than a decade, now - his main claim to fame is his ability to resurrect Cantonese comedy in the era of the increased sophistication of the Hong Kong "New wave". (Cantonese comedy is a style of low slapstick - Benny Hill is a good Western equivalent - lots of locker-room humor and farting.) In Kung Fu Hustle, chow has managed to increase his general level of sophistication, and at the same time use computer graphics to construct a film that is totally fantasy. I found it amusing. 'Fu purists will object that there is naught but wire-works in the fight sequences; but this isn't really a kung fu film, it's really a comic fantasy, similar to Mel Brooks' Blazing saddles in the lightness with which it treats its subjects. Not for all tastes; but as I am hardly a Chow fan, I think the fact that even soeone who doesn't like Chow's brand of comedy could like this film says something positive about it.

Also, there are enough references to classic 'fu films to satisfy the purists - as long as they're looking for a comedy and not a 'fu film.

Look, the special fx are good, and it's a funny film; really grows on you with repeated viewings.