Twenty five years after scoring a resounding critical and commercial hit with the martial arts sports comedy Shaolin Soccer, Hong Kong comedy legend Stephen Chow unleashes an absolute howler of a sequel that fails to replicate anything that made its predecessor a success. The most notable difference between the two films is deliberately obscured by its English title, as Kung Fu Soccer - or "Kung Fu Women’s Football" in Chinese - pivots away from Fung and his colourful collection of dextrous dribbling heroes to focus on a new team of female football players. Much as Ted Lasso has chosen to champion the women’s game in its latest season, so too does Chow here, but the results warrant an immediate VAR ruling. Nominally set in...
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