Good acting, good special effects, non-stop story.

I caught this movie by chance last night on Encore channel. At first, I was rolling my eyes thinking that it would be yet another tired, overwrought martial arts story wherein some guy doesn't want to use his abilities until his love interest is captured by the bad guys, blah, blah, blah.

Happily, I was surprised with a masterpiece that parodies the ridiculously impossible fight sequences so common these days, and does so without taking itself seriously. Instead of a love interest causing conflict, it is a more realistic setting of a group of people resisting gangster strong-arm tactics, something that rings true in many places.

Although not a pure comedy, you will chuckle and guffaw through much of this film. I highly recommend it!