| Amusing ghost comedy from Wu Ma (also co-stars) that concentrates more on comedic hijinxs than action. The former becomes quite enjoyable thanks to Sammo Hung and Wu Ma's interaction on screen while the select few action set pieces (choreographed by Sammo, Lam Ching Ying, Yuen Biao and Billy Chan) are of top quality. Clearly, the director finds his flow during the second half and deserves kudos for giving us an unexpected and entertaining climax, featuring only Cherie Chung battling for Sammo's characters life. The usual Hong Kong cinema weirdness also reaches great heights during this finale thanks to the Ghost Guards (looking more like goofy Star Wars creatures than scary guardians ). Familiar faces from other Sammo favourites such as Choong Fat (Encounters Of The Spooky Kind) turns up as support but special mention goes out to Lam Ching Ying, playing the old, not so sturdy, Taoist priest before he made it his definite role 2 years later in Mr Vampire. |
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