Batman and Robin see the film. After the film, Robin says to Batman, "Holy camera work, Batman!" This was my impression
of the film as well. It certainly sports some very impressive camera work, which is good because the plot is basically
incomprehensible for the first half of the movie and it gives you something to pay attention to while you try to figure out just
what is going on..

This confusion is largely due to the lack of dialogue in the film. Conversations are rare and the action is confusing for much
of the film, so it demands a lot of focus to get into the film.

Despite these facts, this film is well worth watching for several reasons. Takeshi Kaneshiro is consistently excellent in every
film I've seen him in, and this one is no exception. Carman Lee is also quite good, in a role that could have easily been
overplayed for sympathy. Takeshi plays a wannabe hitman, who when he finally gets a contract, ends up subcontracting the
hit to Carman Lee, who just got out of prison. Of course, they fall in love. While it would be easy to write this off as
something that exists just to drive the plot, the script actually gives an interesting motivation to this, which also serves to
deepen the characters.

Another facet of the film that eases the confusion is the inclusion of some absolutely hilarious scenes. This is generally quite
a serious film since the two main characters are two career losers who seem headed for a violent death. However, there are a
number of humorous scenes (often perverse humor) throughout the film.

Finally, the final sequence of the film is one of the most amazing arty action scenes I've ever seen. Considering that this is
something that Hong Kong films are known for, this is quite a compliment. I actually found myself having a physical reaction
to the suspense.

And to be fair, the film does eventually explain itself. By the end of the film, we understand all the relationships between
the various characters (more or less) and the meaning of earlier scenes that originally seemed completely out of context.
This doesn't necessarily justify the extreme measures taken to obscure the meaning earlier in the film. On reflection, this
seemed somewhat self indulgent, simply because the longer the period of confusion, the greater the payoff should be when
that confusion is resolved. The payoff in this film doesn't quite match up to its confusion.

However, for those who don't mind a bit of confusion (and most Hong Kong film fans probably don't!) this is an excellent
film, both for the fantastic camera work and the excellent acting.