Most overrated film since Phantom Menace

Rating: 6/10 (15 February 2001)

C'mon, what is it with this film? Sure it looks pretty, and it has some accomplished stars, but all of them have done better things in other films. Chow Yun-Fat in particular is wasted. Is it a coincidence that audiences in China have not been so impressed by this movie? The stunt sequences are frankly boring, and editing them tightly would have saved about 20 min and made a distinct improvement in the film overall. Go and see this by all means, but don't expect anything extraordinary.