I watched this movie with my cousin over Thanksgiving weekend (the day after watching the previous movie). Having seen Chow's previous film, Shaolin Soccer, I went in expecting total lunacy, of a humorous sort. Well, that's what I got.

In its most inspired moments, the film is a ridiculous amalgamation of international pop culture and kung fu film legacy. And like the previous film, there is a dance number.

The production values of the film are higher than its predecessor, but I do have to fault the film for being even more scattershot than the previous work. The central supporting characters appear to keep changing focus to the point that you start to wonder whether any of them are really important. Also, the principal protagonist isn't well focused on, especially in light of the spotlight thrown onto the various support characters. The tone and pace of the film is again manic, however, the film is unable to effect the sheer lunacy of the previous work, as there is no particular "building" towards the ending. The final confrontation is a bit of a deux ex machina and you don't have enough of a meaningful connection with the primary protagonist, so when it happens, you're left with a bit of a "so what?" response.

The film is enjoyable in the end, because of the manic madcap homages and bizarre upturning of filmic conventions, but loses cohesiveness due to its inability to focus on the overall story. Consequently, the dramatic tension is flattened, similarly to the parodic inventions of the Wayans clan, and isn't able to make its epic confrontations particularly epic.

Still, if you want to watch a crazy and bizarre kung fu sendup/homage, this is a good place to go. Just don't expect anything amazing. 7/10.