The lack of subtitles, the dialogue being in Mandarin, and the cheap look of this production (which looks like it was shot on video) all combined to give me a bad initial impression of this film, and unfortunately I could see no reason to watch it past ten minutes.

It opens in a royal setting, with lots of people in period costume watching an endless musical number. There were a few suspicious glances and bits of fighting, but it didn't look promising. There was no semblance of where the story might be going.