Saviour of the Soul (1991)
Reviewed by: MilesC on 2000-02-12
Summary: MUST be based on a comic book...
...Because only comic-book adaptations are this stupid. The plot is close to non-existent: Aaron Kwok wants to kill Anita Mui to avenge his master. (who was killed why?) Buy Andy loves Anita, (why?) even though he thinks she loves Kenny Bee, who has a sister with a crush on Andy. (Why is this in the movie?) That's it. That's the plot. Oh yeah, and Carina Lau pops in once or twice. The action scenes are sub-par, hurt by a nearly non-existent, monotone score and excessive slow-motion. The special effects are frequently cheesy-looking; virtually no attempt is made to disguise the fact that Aaron is butchering dummies in the opening scene. There are very rare flashes of goodness, but this movie put me to sleep twice in the course of the three days it took me to get through it. A few decent gags and about a minute of up-to-standard action don't make for a very entertaining movie. This may well be THE most overrated film in HK cinema history.