The first half is a complete waste, and is little more than padding. There is practically no action, nor does Jackie do anything but weak comedy. Nor is there much in the way of character development.

The fu starts around the 45 minute mark, and is of a pretty good and entertaining standard.

The construction of this film is simply awful. According to I AM JACKIE CHAN, the film had only been partly shot when Jackie left Lo Wei, and JC was unable to stop the release of the completed product, which was made up with offcuts of the original and extra footage shot later. And it shows.

Far inferior to the original, which also wasn't one of Jackie's great works. If you watch the first half without fast-forwarding, you're either a masochist or have too much spare time. Life's too short ! Jump to the 45 minute mark and enjoy.