Reviewed by: STSH Date: 08/01/2003 Summary: Poorly scripted but superbly fought I can't understand the way the writers and director decided to sequence this story. For the first half of the story, it is not hard to think that Chia Ling's character is the villain. Especially so if you'd seen few or none of her other films. She attacks apparently peaceful citizens in an overly violent and confrontational manner, and comes across as an unpleasant character indeed. It's only as the story unfolds that you find out that her motivation is reasonably sound. I'm staggered that they decided not to make this clear in an opening sequence, the way most other films of this ilk do. And for an action film, this one is very talky in the first half. If I haven't already made it clear, this is a major distraction. However, the quality of the fight scenes overcomes this and a few other shortcomings. Despite the talented Don Wong staying out of much of the fu, the action is first rate and plentiful nearly all the way. Recommended, though through gritted teeth. Reviewer Score: 6

Reviewed by: MasterArts Date: 04/18/2003 Summary: Chia Ling the man hater........... Alright. This one confirms it. That set aside, lets talk about the movie. Fast paced martial arts action which puts Chia Ling at the top of my women fighter list. Well......the martial arts was pretty fast considering. Probably her finest film to date. The star studded cast did a brilliant job, in acting as well as fighting. After watching a whole bunch of slow action movies, I was glad to have watched this one to gain interest in Kung Fu movies again. I will watch this again soon.