I was very excited they made a woso shaolin soccer until

The big novelty here is the gender switch, by now a familiar strategy for contemporary sequels and remakes. On paper, this was an interesting idea that could have allowed Chow, as director and writer (among, rather incredibly, about nine others), to explore issues of gender stereotypes and misogyny. Unsurprisingly, there is nothing of the sort in “Kung Fu Soccer”, which barely mocks boyfriends and their cowardly lies to women, but does not hesitate to make fun of the lack of femininity of some female football players – notably the Japanese goalkeeper, played by a male actor.