Stephen Chaw is an eastern Sergio Leone , Quentin Tarantino , Groucho Marx , John Milius , Bob Foss and Stanley Donen at the same time . Sergio Leone in the milieu and style, Milius in epic exaggeration, Groucho Marx in completely screw-ball approach to comedy, Stanley Donen and Bob Fosse in amazing choreography and Quentin Tarantino in a nostalgic playing with the genres. In addition, Jackie Chan and Buster Keaton at the same time.

I have not seen a movie that is so successful a mix of styles and still has its own style. When you're doing comedy, it's very difficult to keep the tone of the gags , especially in acting and mise–en-scene, a tone that is always on the verge to go to failure , but still floats fresh and chic. You even laugh at the graphic effects . I can imagine what the reaction was in the cinemas , when the audience was mass "lifted" after a couple of good jokes and than start to laugh at each and every tiny antic. See once this movie or download it from the net – be sure that it is in Chinese with the translation. Dubbed versions (translated into English ) will not do . This film has the same value for Kung Fu genre as "Once Upon a Time in the West" has for the "spaghetti western", as " Singing in the Rain" has for the musical , as " A Night at the Opera " has for screwball comedy , as "Meals on wheels " has for the action movies - the best that genre can offer.

Mustafa Presheva