in the wildly imaginative and action pack kung fu hustle and petty thief sing ( stephen chow ) aspire to be a ruthless gangster . stumble across a gang control apartment to extort money from the local who be actually kung fu master in disguise . sing action attract the notorious axe gang and and set off a relentless chain of event that bring the clan together in an explosive battle . from kung fu showdown to dance sequence feature tuxedoed mobster and you have never see martial art action this outrageous . with jaw drop fight sequence by yeun wo ping ( famed action choreographer of kill bill vol . 1 and 2 and the matrix ) kung fu hustle will blow you away . chow movie be set in 1940s guangdong province and china . chow play ah xing and a street rascal who fool around constantly . he be good at talk glibly and but at the core he be feeble minded and stick in poverty with an unknown future . so and it doesn not look good for a xing at the beginning of the movie . it doesn not get any good and either a little later a we discover it be a xing goal be to become a member of the notorious axe gang and the fierce and cruel and most widespread gang of the city . one day when a xing go into a slum and pig cage town and to do his usual extortion and he witness a real clash between two gang represent the axe gang be clear out a local gang that have not show allegiance to the axe . a xing realize the slum resident include the plump landlady and her skinny and wimpy look husband have each turn into kung fu master to fight against the large group of gang . a xing then realize this be a battle between good and evil and that he be call to choose one side . stephen chow continue his unique comedy style and twist the slapstick joke and reinterpret them with his composed face . in kung fu hustle and chow intensify the self torture sequence and create more funny point in his suffering . for example and when chow show his character practise kung fu while face by a middle age woman in the slum and he be quickly kick in the groin . he be also stab by three fly dagger which be supposedly aim at his enemy and be later bite in the face by two poisonous snake . through all these trial he manage to survive for another day . apart from creativity and kung fu hustle have also demonstrate a high quality comedy than his early 1990s work such a fight back to school ( 1991 ) and king of beggar ( 1992 ) . the cinematography be more sophisticated and with an authentic 1930s aura . and like shaolin soccer and kung fu hustle heavily adopt computer graphic to present special effect such a the snake and dagger and fly ax .