The film keeps viewers guessing about whether the eldest of the three, played by Jet Li, is actually a good guy. "Jet Li bows before the Empress Dowager and asks for a tax cut on behalf of the people. But he also kills his brother and that brother's wife," said Chan. "The Warlords is a gangster movie, successfully dressed up in another guise."
「為了人民，李連杰跪求慈禧太后減稅；但竟又做出殺死自己兄弟和弟媳婦的事，」陳可辛說，《投名狀》是一部黑社會幫派片，算是「借屍還魂」成功！