The Monkey, proper name Sun wu kong is the protagonist of the Chinese novel Journey to the West which was published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. Many many movies have been made of the novel. This one - The New Legend of the Monkey, has by far the one of the best costumes and background setup, which is praise-worthy. Unfortunately, that's about the only good thing I can say for this production. I don't mind the fact that it does not follow the storyline of the original novel because I wanted very much to like it. I managed to watch the first season despite finding the acting is between silly and wooden. In the second season the plot got really shallow and the acting got worse. I just wished it was better.
Review of The New Legends of Monkey
