This is a surprisingly great movie! Although quite heavy on dialogues, this movie is entertaining from start to finish. Strong acting makes this a pleasure to watch. The story is not something really noteworthy but it doesn't have to be. Not every new film has to raise the bar for complex and surprising storytelling. And this film has Michael Hui!! An absolute pleasure to see him again on the big screen, as he is one of my favorite comedians of all times. Here he shows (not surprisingly) that he is an all around great actor. This made his older movies so great, his ability to play characters who are funny and touching at the same time, a person to relate to, struggling through life but never giving up. All in all, this has a strong Japanese-movie feeling about it. This kind of movie is, what I typically would expect from Japan: great camera work, great actors, slow pacing and rare but violent action. It's a Yakuza flick from japan-loving Taiwan. Watch it!