Nice looking mix of the triad movie and ghost movie genres, with Tony Leung Kar Wai and Chingmy Yau playing lovers who cross a triad boss (Roy Cheung) and are killed in a most brutal manner. In his case, he is condemned to several lifetimes of bad luck, whilst her spirit is caught in a lantern, keeping her from reincarnating at all.
Cut to 30 years later: true to the curse, Tony is now a small-time triad member with exceptional bad luck. But when he encounters Chingmy's ghost, the past comes back to him in flashbacks, and together they start working on making things right.

This is a surprisingly likable film, with the leads displaying nice chemistry and a good overall balance between romantic, dramatic and comedic moments. The action setpieces are competently staged (especially the ones involving the supernatural), and the movie keeps pulling you in. Chingmy is not the world's bets actress, but she is good at these kind of roles that require a fairly limited range, and Tony is quite likable as the bumbling hero who rises to the occasion. Fluff, but utterly entertaining. Recommended.