I think I can sum up Dragonball Evolution with one statement: Goku isn’t a white kid. Whether the Saiyan warrior is closer to being Japanese or Chinese is a discussion for another time, but the fact remains: Goku isn’t a white kid. And this is DBE’s fundamental problem: Goku and the other characters present in this film have all been around in one form or another for 25 years, and Dragonball fans have certain expectations as to what these beloved characters should look and sound like. As someone who’s followed the series since high school, seeing Goku presented as a slightly emo white kid was a distraction that the film never fully recovered from. Sure some of the action sequences were fun, and seeing a Kamehameha unleashed was all kinds of awesome, but it was never enough to compensate for seeing an angsty-teen depicting Goku. If you’ve never seen the cartoon or read the manga, you might enjoy this more than I did, sitting in the theatre choking on my own rage as Goku discussed destiny with his CHINESE grandfather. 2 chunks: One for casting a smoking hot girl to play Chi Chi, and one more because ‘chi chi’ appropriately enough means ‘breasts’ in Japanese.  - Ken