Not to go too much into the plot, but it involves a good guy that knows the deadly Lohan Palm and travels with Polly Kuan to initially find the 18 Jade Lohans as well as track down Chang Yi's "killer". The plot is all right for the most part, and we even have some cameos from Lo Lieh, Ko Fei, and Lung Fei. In the end we find out the "killer", the reasoning behind the string of events leading up to this confrontation, and then have a very weak climax.

Polly Kuan out of the blue gets some epiphany on how to beat her opponent. That was done really dumb and showed a real lack of development on the director's part. Following this epiphany, the villain is defeated in what seems like less than a minute.

As mentioned, some night scenes were hard to view, but it didn't detract too much from the movie. I think the mystery element of this movie was better than the action. Granted you can probably figure out the main culprit halfway in. The action comes secondary to me. I am not one of those viewers who has to have nonstop brainless action with a paper thin plot to have some kind of enjoyment. So in short, I would easily say this is a rental but don't know if I would be watching this over and over again.

A number of the fights take place at night and are had to discern, but one of the more memorable and innovative battles takes place when the leading lady and one of the evil henchmen duel atop giant rolling balls! The courtyard is also fenced in with sharpened bamboo stakes, making it a "sticky" situation for the one who loses his (or her) balance, if you pardon the pun.

Moreover, the opening sequence is quite interesting as the hero practices on statue with 18 mechanized arms. If you have room for yet another another martial arts movie in collection, this is good to have. If you're very discerning and want only the most exceptional, you should look elsewhere.