Monday, December 24, 2007

The Golden Child (1986)

Synopsis: A superpowerful kid is kidnapped by an evil entity, who wants to destroy it. A guy in Los Angeles whose occupation is locating missing children is summoned by a woman linked to the magic kid to find him and rescue him.

Appraisal: The judeo-christian concept of a messiah is superimposed on the Tibetan buddhist culture to produce this comic adventure; it is well filmed and kind of entertaining, particularly so an interesting dream sequence; the humor is uneven, ranging from moderately funny to embarrassingly unfunny (the low point being perhaps the 'viva Nepal' scene at the airport).

Rating: 30

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