Reading the reviews of this film, it seems as though people either hate it or love it. I thought it was a great movie myself, with an original, yet far from believeable storyline.

The story follows Nick Cheung, a gambler, through a variety of disruptions. One of his leading men turns away from him, leaving him with some of his gambling secrets worthless. Cheung meets and courts a beautiful woman, played by Shu Qi, who is blind at the beginning. Shu Qi plays a much different role than I am used to seeing her in with this part. She is typically quiet and composed; not the typical loud and childish role as in Gorgeous. There is a typical big gambling scene at the end, but that is not the final scene as usual. The final ending was a surprise to me leaving me wanting to see it again to take it in. Definetely recommend it as a gambling movie, or just one with a twist.

8/10.