I don't agree with the last couple of reviews here. I really enjoyed this movie! Personally, I am not a fan of wire-fu films. Thankfully, aside from a few scenes, this movie strayed away from that genre.

I would classify this movie as a comedy, with action and drama thrown in there as well. My girlfriend, who is by no means a HK movie fan; also liked it. I feel that this film would be enjoyed by a varied audience of all kinds. In some HK films, the comedy doesn't translate well. However this film seemed to be aimed at an international audience with jokes about computer downloads and McDonald’s for instance. Even more amusing was that fact that the story took place in ancient China!

The story features Phoenix: (Cecilia Cheung) a rich, slightly arrogant young student; and Chicken Feathers: (Francis Ng) A blind assassin for hire with heroic tendencies and a sense of justice.

When Chicken Feathers is hired to kill the headmaster of the school; his nemesis the White Dragon attempts to stop him, but is seriously injured in the process. Phoenix, stumbles upon the injured lady and the White Dragon decides to transfer her powers to Phoenix. Becoming the new White Dragon, Phoenix makes it her mission to hunt down Chicken Feathers and is injured in her first battle with him. She wakes up to find that her injuries have been tended to, and that she is being nursed back to health. After several days of severe (and very funny) arguing; she slowly discovers that the assassin may not be that bad after all. Chicken Feathers begins to fall for Phoenix and wonders if such a beautiful girl could ever love a blind man.

Francis Ng really steals the show here. His acting is top notch. A lot of the earlier reviews found Cecilia Cheung annoying. I didn't see that however, and thought she was extremely smooth and comedic in this film! I will note that I did watch the English dub of the film, so it is possible that she came across as less irritating in this version.

Another great bit part was Hui Siu-Hung (from Naked Killer, & the Running Out of Time series) as Chicken Feathers agent. I have often found this actor to add a spark to the small roles that he is given.

One last interesting note about the movie is that there is no real villain until the last fifteen minutes. That was an original touch. Overall, I was very surprised about the quality of the film. Action, comedy, a good story, and great acting. Highly recommended.