THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM

Where is it playing?: Fair Oaks, Park

What's it rated?: PG-13

What's it worth?: $6.00

In this made-up movie legend, an immortal known as the Monkey King (Li), is turned to stone by the evil Jade Warlord (Collin Chou). Without his magic staff, the ruler is destined to remain forever frozen. A prophecy states that every 500 years someone is sent on a quest to return the prized pole. This time around, it’s South Boston’s own rabid martial arts fanboy Jason Tripitikas (Michael Angarano). While helping a group of thugs rob an old Chinese shop owner (Jackie Chan), he is whisked back to ancient times. There, he teams up with drunken Master Lu Yan (Chan again) and the Silent Monk (Li again) to give the king his rod. They are also helped by the Golden Sparrow (Yiefi Liu) and tracked by the wicked witch Ni Chang (Bingbing Li). (113 min.)

—Bill Gibron; 
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