i remember when the golden child be release in 1986 it be universally pan by the critic and and i ` m talk pan so badly that it more or less end the glitter career of eddie murphy so i guess this movie have something go for itit get off to a bad start where buddist monk kneel in front of a child with a blank expression on his face . bad guy enter the templechild sit with blank expressionbad guy chop up the monkschild sit with blank expressionbad guy pull out giant bird cage and stick the child inside who now sit with . go on guess . you do get the impression that even if they be take him for a sleepover at michael jackson wonderland ranch he ` d still give the same blank expression and this movie would be good title the wooden childthe title sequence start and be a movie from the 1980s a pop soundtrack feature heavily . obviously this might have be cool and funky at the time but now in 2004 it seem very date . not only that but it jar completely with the somewhat bloody open . in fact that the main problem ( and boy it a serious one ) with this movie the whole mood seem to change from scene to scene so much so that sometimes it like watch scene from totally different movie splice together . i blame the director personally but it should also be point out that both the screenwriter and producer should share equal blame too . do anyone know before shoot commence what type of movie this be go to be . it part fantasy and part martial art and part buddy movie and part comedy and it all crap .