Shaolin Soccer

Unbound by the laws of gravity or common sense, the soccer sequences rush the screen with a combination of brutal yet balletic leaps and slides, magically conjured tornadoes and even the odd fireball.

In this film, players can leap to a height Peter Crouch can only dream of, a hard shot can burn the grass on its way to the net, and our heroes come up against Team Evil and its cigar-smoking coach.

...Shaolin Soccer, a goofy Hong Kong action comedy, gets three stars. It is piffle, yes, but superior piffle.

...a delirious and hysterical fusion of countless movie genres...

With bigger balls than Wimbledon and a heart to match, Shaolin Soccer delivers exactly what it promises: a mainline rush of silly footie fun.