I've seen other Stephen Chow features before this one, but I consider this to be the one that makes me a fan. This movie blows me away.

Chow's laid back attitude (which gets more or less wrecked by his overacting mandarin dubbing guy), works great here. There is never much self-pity, no cheap laughters involving lonely kids/dogs. Every gag is earned, even the gross gags are well thoughtout.

One thing I love about Stephen Chow's movies is that even though they can be very satirical, they are never straight parodies. There are always hints of poignant human comedies that keep the movie's feet on the ground. The chemistry between Chow and Karen Mok here is that poignant element in this movie. It's cute their relationship.

The Shaolin monks are the funniest part of the movie, and good thing they have a considerate amount of screentime. The movie is a lot funnier if you understand what they're satirizing--the commercials, the martial arts movies, the names to the dishes, the subtitles are awful, LEARN CHINESE YOU GWAILOS. That's all for now. Good job Stephen, good job.