Rotten Tomatoes: The Forbidden Kingdom - Synopsis, cast members, photos, videos, showtimes, review links, news, and a forum. BrianOrndorf.com: The Forbidden Kingdom - Review by Brian Orndorf: "Kingdom is a stiff, disturbingly ill-conceived fantasy film more consumed with playing slack-jawed fanboy than telling a compelling story worthy of these two giants." [Grade: D] MovieWeb: Forbidden Kingdom (2008) - Summary, reviews, synopsis, videos, photos, and news. IGN Movies: The Forbidden Kingdom - News, photos, videos, message board, and a review (rating: 3.5 out of 5). New York Times: The Forbidden Kingdom - Review, by A.O. Scott: "A faithful and disarmingly earnest attempt to honor some venerable and popular Chinese cinematic traditions." News Blaze: The Forbidden Kingdom - Review, by Prairie Miller: "Kung fu fever and fluff mix it up with hordes of floating knights in shining armor with bad attitude, and just a little heavy on the dressing, courtesy of the costume department."