This typical HK flick finds Yuen Biao as a Ming Dynasty Royal Guard who undertakes a mission to capture or destroy a former friend (Yuen Wah), who’s become a degenerate rapist/murderer. While tracking Wah, they both get thrown thrown through time by a magic Time Wheel, whereupon they get frozen in ice. 

The two end up in 1989, where they go separate ways not knowing that the other survived, too. Wah becomes a criminal while Biao ends up getting taken in by a shady hooker (Maggie Cheung) who uses him to con her clients. She also employs him as her personal slave while he gets acclimated to life in the nineties. Naturally, there are tons of fish-out-of-water gags leading to that HK garden-variety shtick. Biao eventually realizes Wah is around and goes after him, but not before he realizes that he’s been used by Maggie, who he also happens to love.

This is a tolerably cheesy flick with some pretty good action and fights. The comedy is endearing at times, and it’s nice to see both Yuen Biao and Maggie Cheung having fun in a movie. This movie is not a classic, but it's pretty good for some mindless entertainment. At nearly two hours, it's a tad too long though. (Kozo 1996)

image courtesy of Universe Laser & Video Co., Ltd.