Film critic Tsai Kang-yung jokingly says that Jet Li's round, shaven head is just right for playing a Ching dynasty character. His charming face with its lovable but not stupid expression would be no good in a serious role, but is perfectly suited to Tsui Hark's Huang Fei-hong, and is thoroughly pleasing.
影評人蔡康永就開玩笑說，李連杰圓圓的頭剃光演清朝人最像，俊俏的臉上透著可愛但不笨的表情，絕不能演嚴肅的戲，演出徐克的黃飛鴻正適合他的型路，十分討喜。