| Wu Ma creates a spin-off vehicle for his character from A Chinese Ghost Story in this mostly unremarkable imitation of said classic. The idea of continuing on the adventures of Wu's swordsman is a promising one but Wu the director can't make much of the material fly and Picture Of A Nymph ultimately seals its fate as a pale imitation of A Chinese Ghost Story. Some worthwhile elements can be found such as Yuen Biao's performance, with his boyish charm turned on. Joey Wong, despite performing the sorrowful ghost on autopilot, is always alluring and Sammo Hung's stunt team livens up with good action directing, mostly consisting of various demon battles. Fans of the Wu Ma's character will also find him performing not one but TWO music numbers in the film, a fun idea that was first was seen in A Chinese Ghost Story. Also with Yuen Wah, Lawrence Ng, Elizabeth Lee, May Lo and Fanny Sit. |
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