Even before Tarantino, Lau Kar Leung and Gordon Liu demonstrate here an ability to learn from their past successes and Shaw Brothers classics to put together a film that celebrates its progenitors. While the plot rehashes Liu's past films, this film brings a balletic sensibility to its choreography and blocking along with a gorgeous operatic aesthetic to go even further. A quirky sense of humor tops the whole thing off wonderfully. It teaches a lesson, too: Tartar buildup leads to tooth loss.
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