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A sister and brother, the last heirs of a family of acrobats, are called upon by a Buddhist monk sect to retrieve an artifact that their ancestors have protected throughout the ages.A sister and brother, the last heirs of a family of acrobats, are called upon by a Buddhist monk sect to retrieve an artifact that their ancestors have protected throughout the ages.A sister and brother, the last heirs of a family of acrobats, are called upon by a Buddhist monk sect to retrieve an artifact that their ancestors have protected throughout the ages.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
Gabriel Harrison
- Sam
- (as Gabriel Hoi)
Changsheng Liu
- Pang
- (as Chang Sheng Liu)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film marked Basil Poledouris' final theatrical film he composed in his lifetime.
- Quotes
Eric: Look, I only steal from the rich.
Pak Yin Fay: Only because the poor don't have anything worth taking.
Eric: There's an element of truth to that.
- Alternate versionsGala Film Distribution handled the distribution in Hong Kong and Solar Pictures in the Philippines for a 2002 theatrical release. Miramax also bought the rights to the film in 2002, removing 20 minutes of footage for a 83-minute version for 2003 and 2004 US theatrical releases, and completed the special effects CGI scenes. The theatrical release was shelved and instead was released via Netflix and Aol On network; it was released on DVD in 2009.
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"Just" average
As a fan of Yeoh's films, I desperately felt I needed to see this film, I was impressed with the trailer but then it all led to disappointment when I saw the film. I was aware that the film was receiving bad reviews but when I saw it, it was not as bad as I thought it was but there were some major faults.
The use of incredible locations in the film was a plus, the story line sounded perfect for an adventure film and there was that wonderful combination of action, romance and comedy
I felt that one of the main flaws with the film was the ensemble of actors; though they do look good in their roles, the way they portrayed their characters was rather poor.
Yeoh's performance was not of a satisfactory level, but provided she got to use some martial arts in the film, I was happy.
Ben Chaplin, who plays Eric,provides most of the comic relief for the film, particularly when he attempts to sing a love song in Mandarin Chinese but forgets the words half way through the song. I am still wondering whether the character Bob was even meant to be funny at all as he was just pathetic throughout the film.
Brandon Chang and Margaret Wang who play Lily and Tong are newcomers, of all the actors in the film, their performances were the most disappointing; my reason is mainly that when they spoke, it sounded as if they were on a "lets talk English programme", they were expressionless and bland with their acting.
Another flaw was the use of special effects in the film, particularly in the climax that takes place in the burning cave, at the beginning of the scene, the flames looked real, but whoever was in charge of the cinematography made a huge mistake after applying the flames because the fire looked incredibly fake afterwards as well as a list of other faults concerning the CGI.
Despite the faults outweighing the good points, I did enjoy the film, but it was merely average.
The use of incredible locations in the film was a plus, the story line sounded perfect for an adventure film and there was that wonderful combination of action, romance and comedy
I felt that one of the main flaws with the film was the ensemble of actors; though they do look good in their roles, the way they portrayed their characters was rather poor.
Yeoh's performance was not of a satisfactory level, but provided she got to use some martial arts in the film, I was happy.
Ben Chaplin, who plays Eric,provides most of the comic relief for the film, particularly when he attempts to sing a love song in Mandarin Chinese but forgets the words half way through the song. I am still wondering whether the character Bob was even meant to be funny at all as he was just pathetic throughout the film.
Brandon Chang and Margaret Wang who play Lily and Tong are newcomers, of all the actors in the film, their performances were the most disappointing; my reason is mainly that when they spoke, it sounded as if they were on a "lets talk English programme", they were expressionless and bland with their acting.
Another flaw was the use of special effects in the film, particularly in the climax that takes place in the burning cave, at the beginning of the scene, the flames looked real, but whoever was in charge of the cinematography made a huge mistake after applying the flames because the fire looked incredibly fake afterwards as well as a list of other faults concerning the CGI.
Despite the faults outweighing the good points, I did enjoy the film, but it was merely average.
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- vw_hk89
- Jun 3, 2006
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- Also known as
- Temas
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- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $2,262,168
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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