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Movie Overview
Cast
• Stephen Chow
• Xu Jiao
• Kitty Zhang
Director
• Stephen Chow
MPAA Rating
PG - for language, thematic material, some rude humor and brief smoking.
CJ7 (2008)

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OFCS Rating: 30% Rotten
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2.5/5
"Not crazy enough by a measure, CJ7 beats out family-film duds like The Spiderwick Chronicles in sheer buoyancy alone."  Filmcritic.com  Chris Cabin

C
""CJ7" has some moments of sweetness and CGI inflected humor, but comes off as slight compared to the filmmaker's previous efforts."  ColeSmithey.com  Cole Smithey

"CJ7 acknowledges the clichés, sometimes embracing and sometimes satirizing the conventional depictions of kids and adults in family films."  PopMatters  Cynthia Fuchs

A-
"If most Americans weren't so adverse to spending time with any film which has subtitles, Stephen Chow's "CJ7" just might have had a chance to become a perennial family favorite."  FilmJerk.com  Edward Havens

F
"Almost surrealistically bad...not only fails totally to delight but is even likely to creep you out."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

5/10
"I like seeing directors try to branch out, but Chow's attempt just doesn't feel particularly well thought-out."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Jeffrey Chen

3/4
"Significantly gentler than [Chow's] earlier films, but equally offbeat."  TV Guide's Movie Guide  Maitland McDonagh

C+
"Lacks any convincing magic or heart."  Lessons of Darkness  Nick Schager

C-
"You always want to like a critter from space comedy but sometimes you just can't. CJ7 is one of those films."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

C
"Bright, bouncy, kooky and comically tone deaf, CJ7 is the most bizarre kids movie I've ever seen."  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  Sean Axmaker

C
"Bright, bouncy, kooky and comically tone deaf, CJ7 is the most bizarre kids movie I've ever seen."  Seattle Post-Intelligencer  Sean Axmaker
OFCS Rating: 30% Rotten
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