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Early advertising Beverly Hills Ninja suggested reasons for optimism. Print ads released last summer trumpeted in the role of the duo of Chris Farley, the heir apparent to John Candy brand of “big man” humor, and Jackie Chan, human pretzel. Somewhere along the way, however, Chan bowed from - perhaps as soon as he read the script (credited Mark Feldberg and Mitch Klebanoff). I do not know the exact reasons for the action superstar’s defection, but in the final product (and not take great imagination to guess that his role would be), it was probably a wise career move. Chan in the latest effort to hit the coast of the United States, the first blow may not be the best film released this month, but this is a significant improvement over this lame comedy.

Beverly Hills Ninja is essentially one joke movie. This joke should I do with Chris Farley (Tommy Boy, Black Sheep), which plays one of the clumsiest men on earth, crashing into objects or things falling on his head. There is reason, cartoons, which often rely on similar tactics, just a few minutes. The first few times Farley gets worked out, there is some entertainment value, but soon after that, it grows repetitive, it boring. The film can not seem to find anything more entertaining or original to do than to go to his star light posts, crash through a glass window, or directly on his head tree branches. Is this what the American movie-goers really want to see? Or is what Hollywood, which is known for underestimating the viewers’ intelligence, believed that they were looking for?

As a child, Haru (Farley) is in a ninja clan, and raised as one of their own. Initially, they hope it is the “Great White Ninja”, whose coming is predicted in the prophecies, but the frustration comes when it becomes apparent that he could not master the basic skills necessary for the warrior. Haru brother, Gobei (Robin Shou), puts it bluntly: “He fat, it is madness, and it is difficulty for the Ninja in the world.” Determined to prove himself, Haru agrees to help Alison Page (Nicollette Sheridan), a blond Saxon in distress who comes to Ninja seeking assistance. Mistaking Haru for repairs, she asks him to spy on its good for nothing boyfriend (Nathaniel Parker). Shortly thereafter, she disappears, and Haru fears for their safety. After finding a matching book with the inscription “Beverly Hills”, he decides to go after her, in case she needs salvation. His adopted father, the venerable ninja master, Sensei (Soon-Tek Oh), sends Gobei States, as Haru in the “shadow”. Once in California, Haru does everything normal “fish in water” bugs, none of which will not lead to anything close to the level of humor to achieve better movies with similar ideas, such as Crocodile Dundee.

It is quite surprising to see how fast Farley in certain situations (he performed some of his own stunts), but it unexpectedly athletics, do not make the film for the lack of entertainment. Beverly Hills Ninja even less ambitious than director Dennis Dugan latest feature, The Happy Gilmore. At least, that the film has the advantage, it has nothing to do. Farley may want to be like John Candy, but, while Candy knew how to make an audience laugh, Farley continues to sign. His brand of humor, which is not very different from film to film, not only with respect to minors, the lackluster and unfunny. And, as Beverly Hills Ninja relies so heavily on the limited comic talent, the film sinks like a rock. No one, not even Jackie Chan with all passionate about his derring-do, could have been saved from Beverly Hills Ninja his ignominious fate.

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