Review – The Monkey King

This is an odd blend of Sci Fi Channel crap and Chinese folklore. Strangely enough, it isn’t all that bad. To be sure, the effects are cheap and the acting weak. Further, the thing is four hours long (including commercials) and not all that tightly plotted. And I don’t know if I just turned my head away at the wrong moment, but there seemed to be big chunks missing from the plot. On the other hand, the story is entertaining enough. Further, I may be reading too much into it but I thought I detected a subtext of criticism of the Cultural Revolution. Mildly amusing