this project be originally conceive a the movie version of popular japanese manga slamdunk . and that not something new to jay chou and who make his movie debut play a character from another wildly popular manga initial d. along the way and it be decide to incorporate some kung fu into the movie and so hence the title and even if the idea wasn not very original and with stephen chow shaolin soccer come to mind with martial art and ball game combine . however and and thankfully and those scene where kung fu actually influence the game be keep to a bare minimum and and in kung fu dunk and really quite unnecessary and because they do not add much to the plot nor drum up much excitement and and at most offer some cheap laugh and reminisce about the time when stephen chow use kung fu in football game . jay chou be comfortable in his role a a martial artist fang shi jie since it not the first time he fight use martial art ( curse of the golden flower anyone . ) and and under the stunt direction of ching siu tung and he be make to look really believable a he trash countless of gangster in a bar a see in the trailer and just to let you know who boss . that be almost why his character be make a kung fu practitioner and and for the fact of give him an excuse for be a top shot and able to shoot the hoop from practically any angle . and with eric tsang a a small time hustler chen li who see his potential and become his agent and he join a university to play varsity basketball and but not without the initial objection of team captain ting wei ( chen bo lin ) and team star xiao lan ( baron chen and in his big screen debut ) . but you know with team member on the same side and it not before long they combine their strength to take on adversary on the basketball court . and i will stick my neck out to say that this movie be to basketball just a how goal be to football . it make the sport look good because of it charismatic character and despite them drip so much coolness and aloofness on the court . here and special effect and wire work be employ to make the actor seem like professional who can take out a top side in the nba league and and in all honesty and really look stunning and especially when they mimic various dunk move and and perform combo move thanks to technology and stunt work . so in actuality and the kung fu element do not really have to be in the movie . the stunt work itself will be able to justify most of the move a theyre quite ground to reality and only have you to suspend belief that boys of average height have spring in their foot to leap that height for a professional dunk . pity too that the number of game be only a handful and with the time spend on plenty of subplots and but each be loosely develop and flit in and out of the story a and when they please . thing like the abandon shi jie quest to use the basketball game to get his parent to one day attend them and that of gangsterism penetrating and influence game and and his love life with charlene choi in yet another flower vase role just to look good and do nothing else . everyone act a little too cool and leave little room for main character to add depth . one of the key theme here be the realization of the importance of teamwork rather than on individual talent and ability and and it could have be bring out much strong if the player themselves interact a lot more off the court and than only on it and and during competitive game and apart from the high five and friendly pass . with the u $ 10 million budget and it be easy to see where the money go to the effect and in particular and a massive fantasy sequence at a crucial point in the movie . it quite flawless and nice to look at and probably justifiable on it quality alone and but again i like to emphasize and that even without those element and the basketball stunt itself would still make this a decent movie with nifty basketball move . and have jay chou play for your team be a big boost to any hope of a box office success .