After the first days of screening, Stephen Chow's "The Kung Fu Girl" recorded revenue exceeding 500 million RMB, and at the same time created many mixed opinions on Chinese film forums.
According to analysis by Chinese media, the biggest controversial weakness of the film lies in the script. According to the article, many character lines are introduced but there is no part exploiting the past or developing psychology deeply enough. The characters played by Dilraba Dilmurat and Zhang Xiaofei are all built with their own knots, but most are only at the level of hinting.
Kung Fu Women's Football Team" does not follow the motif of a weak team rising to victory as many viewers expect. Instead, the film focuses more on the fighting spirit, ability to overcome pressure and attitude towards defeat.
Regarding the filmmaking style, the author commented that Stephen Chow is still loyal to his familiar irrational comedy style. Many situations are pushed up to exaggeration, from falling scenes, unrealistic football moves to animated visual effects. If placed in the context of a regular comedy film, these details may be criticized, but for Stephen Chow, that is the mark that has followed him for decades.
Chinese media also highly appreciated the combination of the cast. In which, Dilraba Dilmurat was commented to have performed better than expected, while Zhang Yixing continued to make his mark with the image of being willing to make himself ugly for the role.
However, the author believes that the way to enjoy "The Kung Fu Girl" needs to be different from films that are heavily realistic or have a tight structure. According to this view, the work is more like a "Hong Kong - Chinese comic book" than a regular sports film, where the elements of exaggeration, humor and mixing many layers of culture are put first.
According to Chinese media, "The Kung Fu Girl" is not the best work in Stephen Chow's career. However, the film still has its own value thanks to maintaining the director's characteristic creative style, and is considered one of the rare works that still preserves the Hong Kong (China) cinematic spirit mixed between martial arts, comedy and popular culture.
