Director Jeff Lau spends much of the time mocking himself and his producer, Wong Kar Wai, parodying scenes and quotes from their filmography. There is one scene early on in which literally all the characters involved have a voiceover narration akin to Takeshi Kaneshiro's in the opening of "Chungking Express," to comedic results.

Also greatly helping the cause are the lead actors, especially Tony Leung and Faye Wong. Leung's comedic timing is great and makes his character immediately likable, despite being considered a bully by the rest of the town. Wong's performance is more proof that she needs to do more acting, because whenever she does, she lights up the film.

Overall, this film is very well recommended, though many of the jokes will likely fly over the heads of those uninitiated with Hong Kong cinema and culture.