Next, the plot jumped from one story arc to another at what seemed to be the worst possible time, making the film feel confusing at times. In fact, he could be killed off and nobody would care. For example, Eric Tsang, a very versatile actor who even won a Golden Horse Award (the equivalent to the Oscar in the Taiwan, Hong Kong and China sphere) and able to play many different characters while making them feel convincing, felt very one-dimensional here. Secondly, the supporting characters' acting were mediocre and even many were prominent names, they seemed to be misused and underutilized, thus making it feel like they were forgettable and unnecessary.
First of all, although the acting of the four main characters of the two different arcs were solid, Andy Liu and Jacky Cheung could be better, given their talents. However, it seemed that the movie planned to run on star power and paid little to no attention to the details. In fact, the producers even convinced Wu Chien-Lien, who had not appeared in a Hong Kong produced film in a long time, to make a cameo to play Andy Liu's character's wife. The ensemble cast was great, gathering some of the most prominent figures in Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment. However, just as the reports were on mundane details such as the hairstyles and the time put into the hairstyles, the movie was mundane at best. There was a lot of hype surrounding the film, as the last time Andy Liu and Jacky Cheung, two of the most popular figures in Hong Kong pop culture, collaborated before was sixteen years ago, and the media kept reporting the effort and time the actors put into the film.
I was very excited about this film when it was first introduced and had been dying to see it.
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