Click here to copy URL

Big Trouble in Little China

1986

John Carpenter

Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, Kate Burton ...

6.4

18,985

Adventure. Action. Comedy. Fantasy When Jack Burton wins a card game against his long time friend Wang, Wang explains that he doesn't have Jack's earnings on him, and he'll pay Jack later, due to the fact that he has pick up his girlfriend at the airport. Seeing as how Jack wants his money as soon as possible, he offers to give Wang a ride to the airport. Unfortunately for the both of them, Wang's girlfriend is kidnapped, due to the fact that she is a chinese woman with ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Walter Goodman The New York Times	"[If] you should lose track of what is going on (...) don't be concerned. What matters is the stunts and the spirit, and this latest set of exotic exploits of an indomitable hero and a spunky heroine gives good value."	POS
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"It's easy to appreciate the movie's colour and vigour, even if it's difficult to know exactly what the heck is going on (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Josh Modell AV Club	"[It] is the best kind of action movie, because it ignores real-world logic in favor of having some fun (...) It sets up its own parameters of ridiculousness and then runs with them"	POS
United States	Chris Cummins Den of Geek	"[It] remains a cinematic oddity, a joyous blending of varied styles and genres with a non-traditional hero, [and] an iconic villain."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Special effects don't mean much unless we care about the characters who are surrounded by them, and in this movie the characters often seem to exist only to fill up the foregrounds (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	TV Guide	"This film is filled with so many likable characters that even the villains (especially Hong) are sympathetic (...) A wholly enjoyable romp that deserved to be a hit (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

Return to movie

We encourage you to check the reviews' original sources. Intellectual property rights of these reviews belong to their authors and/or the correspondent media from which they have been extracted. If you'd like to help us to add more reviews to your favorite movies, just send us a message.