Xi You Xiang Mo Pian 2013

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: The final product is very much Chow - with elaborately staged stunts, slapstick inspired by silent Hollywood, and a silliness that will appeal to kids (as well as some black humor that may take some explaining for younger audiences). Read more

Ronnie Scheib, Variety: Another exquisite, snail-paced cinematic perambulation from Tsai Ming-liang and Lee Kang-sheng. Read more

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club: Conquering The Demons feels like a Chow movie through and through; as in his other films, much of its charm rests in the intermingling of the very high-concept and the very lowbrow. Read more

Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times: Stephen Chow's dazzling comic fantasy about a gentle Buddhist demon hunter. Read more

Richard Brody, New Yorker: Liang's ravishing conceptual film achieves a rare blend of sensuous delight and documentary specificity. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Chow's movies are always as sweet as they are silly, a combination he once again balances - alongside cool effects - with typically deft irreverence. Read more

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: Mr. Chow has perhaps achieved more sustained and elaborate adventures, but he hits a sweet spot of comedy that never grows too self-aware or forgets the value of a good, clean demon whomping. Read more

Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com: By turns daffy and dazzling, awkward and artful, "Journey to the West" takes an ancient tale and gives it contemporary flair. Read more

Nick Schager, Village Voice: The camera swoops and whooshes about but never generates any compelling energy - Chow's film proves endlessly manic but devoid of much mirth. Read more

Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture: Journey to the West works so well because Chow has a flair for grand comic-action set pieces, and his imagination seems to actually draw energy from these rapid-fire tonal shifts. Read more