79
Metascore
28 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Film ThreatFilm ThreatDespite my ignorance of Hong Kong, I'm convinced that Iron Monkey could be the best, most entertaining martial arts film I may ever see.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIf Asian martial arts movies interest you even a little bit, you're going to want to see Iron Monkey. Not only that, you're going to want to see it more than once.
- 90New Times (L.A.)Andy KleinNew Times (L.A.)Andy KleinIt's funny, heroic, exaggerated and, most of all, energetic; the film speeds along as though afraid to lose the audience's attention for even a moment.
- 90Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternNow the movie can be seen for what it was all along, remarkable by any standards.
- 90SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinA rollicking, comic-book Robin Hood plot and more furiously entertaining fight scenes than the ones in Ang Lee's solemn martial-arts art movie.
- 88Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachViewers impressed by the fairly standard martial-arts action of "Crouching Tiger" will really be wowed after seeing this film.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonNot only visually brilliant, it's funny, too.
- 75Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrThey're as special as special effects get.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyIt's indescribable fun.