Now I review my first Angela Mao film who has earned the title "Queen of Kung Fu Cinema" with her roles in classics 'Hapkido' and 'Lady Whirlwind'. This being the only film available subtitled and widescreen, I had to check this one out...

Angela Mao stars as Fei Fei (Fly Fly), a happy-go-lucky orphan who comes across two Kung Fu Masters rivalling over who's skill is better. Fei Fei offers to answer that by receiving Kung Fu lessons from them. Meanwhile, a disciple of the '5 Style Fists' is on the run from the 'Hundred Birds Clan' wanting to wipe out any student carrying on the style. Fei Fei saves the disciple but after he is killed, she may use her Kung Fu for revenge instead on the man mainly responsible; 'Ma Fa Chun' (Ga Hoi)... 

Unable to defeat him, the Masters and the student discover a soft but powerful flirting technique (very similar to 'Miss Ho', one of the 8 Drunken Gods in the classic Jackie Chan film 'Drunken Master') to counter Mu Fa Shan's 'Up-side Down Horse Boxing'.

Don't be fooled by my short synopsis, you might think this is another entertaining Kung Fu-Revenge film. It's highly unlikely that it matches her earlier classics 'Hapkido' and 'Lady Whirlwind'. The film's characters and actions are rarely taken seriously, this of all Kung Fu-Revenge/light hearted comedies is the worst I have seen sadly. I was seriously looking forward to watching a Jackie Chan choreographed film and the "Queen of Kung Fu Cinema" taking a lead role but only to be disappointed. Light hearted comedy and humour are out of place most times when it tries to squeeze into the film but in vain. Angela Mao only offers an average performance, don't mention Dean Shek to me! The last half-hour's finale is the only worthy thing to see containing some nice Jackie Chan creativity but the rest is poor.

It can sometimes be hard to enjoy a film in which you have many grudges against. I always respect the amount of work that can go into a film, but this one is a disaster to me. So, if you are relying on a simple but effective story and plot then you may want to give this one a miss. I would only ask die-hard Angela Mao fans to watch this. Chan's choreography is surprising and helps little to stop this film flopping.