Too many fans seem to be blown away

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

The kind of film which throws jokes at you by the second in the hope that some will stick, this film is funny make no mistake. Chris Farley is a bumbling idiot and plays his character well. Not brilliant by any means but is worth watching for a giggle. This was a favorite of mine and my cousins when we were kids. The plot is a bit thin at best. Chris Farley though is what keeps the movie going and really the only reason to actually see this movie. For the summary, Beverly Hills Ninja should be one of the greatest comedy movie. Everything was great and everyone should buy or rent this movie if you want to find some kind of fun! Don't forgot to bring the family and just enjoy the movie for what it is. Leave the expectations at the door.

Chris Farley really broke out as a leading actor in 1995 when he did Tommy Boy. After that he went on to do Black Sheep and some small movies. Beverly Hills Ninja has an original story to it. This was definitely something that nobody else would think to type out into a screenplay. At points it was pretty amusing and funny, but sometimes you just had to think that it was complete stupidity. Farley was a great comedy movie actor and this proves his working chops, but it needed a little more jazz and spice to it so it could make a 10/10. So far I have decided to give 7/10. It gave a ton of effort and had a launching pad for Chris Rock. All and all it was decent.

I first saw this 1997 comedy about four years ago when I was well into my teenage years, and found it very amusing. I even watched it a couple more times about a year later, and still liked it a lot! However, seeing it again several years later, I was no longer impressed. It no longer made me laugh at all, and I didn't even smile that much, either. Obviously, I have changed somewhat in the past few years, as this isn't the only comedy that I thought was really funny a few years ago but don't find very funny at all now (there's also "Johnny English").When an American baby boy washes up on Japanese shores, he is found and adopted by a ninja clan, who name him Haru. They believe that he will turn out to be a great ninja, but sadly, as he grows up, this appears to be doubtful. Haru is very clumsy, doesn't fit in, and it seems that he will never fully make it as a ninja. However, one night, when he is left to guard the dojo, a young American woman, who claims that her name is Sally Jones, comes in, seeking help from a ninja. After some struggle, Haru soon sets out to Beverly Hills on a mission to find "Sally Jones." His brother, Gobei is sent by the Sensei to secretly follow Haru around and help him. So, Haru and Gobei are both on challenging missions, but this is Haru's chance to prove himself a worthy ninja! Late former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Chris Farley played the starring role of Haru in this movie. The character is a walking disaster, the kind of role that Farley was always known to play in movies. Now, he COULD be funny in that role, but in "Beverly Hills Ninja", he obviously wasn't given a very good script to work with, so he's not very funny here. The gags involving Haru lousing up on virtually everything (which are most of the gigs in the film) are mostly just plain stupid, and it obviously didn't take a comedic genius to write them. It's almost like the same joke throughout the film, starting out stale, yet continuing for the rest of the movie! Most of the "jokes" in this film are mediocre, but at least one of them is lower than that, which is the one with the Chet Walters character laughing to death.Fortunately, Chris Farley was funny in some movies (at least in "Tommy Boy"), and was hilarious in many SNL sketches, so we have that to remember him by, and that's why he's so sadly missed. Sadly, when this movie came out, he was getting close to his death, and he was going through a lot of trouble with substance abuse, which was what eventually killed him. It didn't help that apparently, he was upset after seeing himself in this film. So, aside from not enjoying this movie the last time I watched it, I was left with a bad feeling, knowing all this. To wrap this up, I will say that I don't recommend "Beverly Hills Ninja" unless you're an absolutely DIE-HARD Chris Farley fanatic, and want to see slapstick done VERY unprofessionally!

Beverly Hills Ninja is a funny little film, nothing overly special, but still a fun ride that I quite enjoyed. Chris Farley and Robin Shou were the main reason as they brought a lot of humor and laughs to the film, plus Farley is just so great at the physical type humor. This film gets a bad rap, but I think it's a fine little film, and sure it may be a little silly at times but that's what I liked about it, plus The scenes where Chris is practicing by himself at the Dojo are a scream!. The scenes where Chris Rock tired to grab the chickens are also a hoot, and it's just got great slapstick as well, plus I loved the whole cast as well, although the villain was kind of weak in my opinion. There are some really good fight scenes in it as well, and Robin Shou was especially good in them, plus the ending is a hoot and gave me a lot of laughs. Overall this is quite the funny film, if you put your brain in check, and I recommend it to all Comedy lovers your bound to find some enjoyment!. *** out of 5The Acting is lots of fun!. Chris Farley is very funny here, probably at his funniest, he is just awesome at physical Comedy, some of the stuff he does is just plain out crazy, he also always surprises me with his agility I just really dig his humor!. Nicollette Sheridan is pretty no doubt about that but is only OK here, in her role I never found her particularly interesting as she was just eye candy to me. Robin Shou is hilarious and just awesome here, he has great comic timing and is a wonderful martial artist I loved the guy. Nathaniel Parker is OK as the villain never that menacing and overall I found him to be pretty weak. Soon-Tek Oh is funny as the Sensei and brought class I loved him. Chris Rock is hilarious as Joey who wants to be a Ninja, I absolutely loved him!.