For what it aspires to be, Shaolin Soccer is a perfectly executed movie. Director, writer and lead actor Stephen Chow stars as Sing, the fifth of six brothers that are all masters at one particular part of kung-fu—his being the “steel leg.” But with the decreasing popularity of kung fu, the brothers have been blown to the wind, working jobs where their supernatural skills are underutilized.
But Sing believes the tenants of kung fu could help the world, and so in a publicity gambit, he rallies his brothers to play soccer under the tutelage of a former star, Golden Leg, who had his perfect appendage broken by the man who goes on to coach Team Evil, the most successful soccer team of all time in China. Using their skills, the squad make it to the finals, but most contend with the sorcery of Team Evil, who have been jacked up on American performance enhancing drugs.
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