Why do people think this film is SO good?

Rating: 6/10 (27 June 2001)

This film has some pretty good fight choreography. The weapons battle near the end of the movie is one of the best. However, I can think of about a dozen Jet Li movies and a dozen Jackie Chan movies with much better fight choreography, so that's not it. The "love stories" in this movie are not very good, either. The one involving the young prodigy is essentially worhtless. Her love interest really serves no purpose in driving the plot, and you could probably remove that entire sub-plot without losing alot of the movie. The love story involving Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun Fat is actually pretty interesting, in my opinion.
Basically, the movie is pretty good overall. It's certainly not all that great and not the greatest thing since sliced bread. If you want to watch a great action movie, check out "Fist of Legend," or if you really want to see Michelle Yeoh, check out "Twin Warriors (Tai Chi Master)" or "Supercop (Police Story 3)".
Come on, people, this movie bombed in China!