Honorable Junbiao (Jet Li) and ambitious Tienbiao, best friends since childhood, are expelled from Tai Chi school and have to make it on their own. Tienbiao joins the army and, with his martial arts skills, becomes the right-hand man of the ruling eunuch. Jet Li finds himself allied with anti-government rebels The rest of the film follows the agreeably predictable pattern of ingenious fight scenes alternating with intrigue and comedy.

(3/4)



[Reviewed by Steve Spinali]