James Marsh of Twitch Film referred to it as a "Hot Mess From The Heavens", saying it has poor CGI effects and a weak script, while praising lead actor Donnie Yen's performance as Sun Wukong, but ultimately writing Wukong "a somewhat irritating character who can be difficult to sympathise with." Maggie Lee of Variety calls it "a simplistic, action-driven narrative with inexhaustible energy, but little style or substance." Clarence Tsui of The Hollywood Reporter writes "The Monkey King is filled to the brim with gravity-defying saints and sprites zipping across the screen in a litany of kinetic 3-D action sequences. A sequel titled The Monkey King 2 was released in February 2016. The plot is based on an episode of Journey to the West, a Chinese literary classic written in the Ming Dynasty by Wu Cheng'en. Production began in Beijing on 18 October 2010 and was filmed in 3D. Yen also serves as the film's action director. The Monkey King is a 2014 Hongkonger-Chinese action-fantasy film directed by Cheang Pou-soi and starring Donnie Yen as the titular protagonist Sun Wukong. The Monkey King: Havoc in Heavens Palace (2015)Īction, Adventure, Family ĭonnie Yen, Yun-Fat Chow, Aaron Kwok, Yitian Hai
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