I did not read about this movie before I saw it as what I usually do with lots of Hong Kong films. However, upon watching the film, you realize very quickly that there isn't a story - or at the very least I should say it is extremely lacking. But even then, this isn't to say that the film is very entertaining and surprisingly at times, very endearing.

If you are a fan of Hong Kong films, and what I mean by that is by older films like those that have started and continued to spur Hong Kong cinema, then you will notice many references to these films. The first and most prominent is probably the reference to "House of 72 Tenants" with the "sassy" landlord and disputes over water to her use of language. As this film was a film that made Hong Kong cinema prominent again as opposed to mandarin cinema, it might be a reference to an unconscious or conscious desire for Stephen Chow and others that want Hong Kong cinema to thrive again.

But even if you haven't watched old Hong Kong films, you still can watch this film and be entertained. You are engaged in this entertaining ride with fight scenes, slapstick comedy, subtly beautiful characters and only do you stop to question what the film is about because that is a question that people ask in every film. Even though the answer you find is that there really is no story or that the entertainment factors vastly outweigh the story and can be seen as a fatal flaw to a film to certain people, it is still something that should be watched and then you can decide for yourself.