In the beginning, it looked like what Shanghai Grand should have been. The late middle started to get boring. As my attention span drifted for a bit, all of a sudden the film came to an explosive end. It's always good to see Yuen Biao, Yuen Wa, Yuen Tak, and Corey Yuen Kwai, even though Yuen Wa and Corey Yuen Kwai only provided comic relief. Several inventive action sequences that are more than what recent Jackie Chan film (except First Strike) provided. Takeshi Kaneshiro (Gum Sing Mo) looked somewhat convincing at his action role, and both Valerie Chow Ka Ling and Hsuan Jessica Hester handed in likable "flower vase" performances. A tolerable action film.