This is complete garbage; please don’t waste your time with it. There wasn't anything amusing about it, nor was it engaging in any dramatic sense—it was simply dull and bizarre. I couldn’t even make it through twenty minutes before the discomfort triggered a headache. The other day, I attempted to resume watching, but I didn’t manage to get past the halfway point before abandoning the effort. It's just awful.

I had some reservations going in, given the varied reactions to it, but I remained optimistic—and thankfully, my instincts proved correct; this is truly a remarkable film! It was so captivating that I actually missed the last bus home because I was too busy talking about it afterward—if that's not a recommendation, I don’t know what is. If you’re familiar with Hero and House of Flying Daggers, you have a good idea…

Following the discovery of an ambassador’s death by stabbing, Prime Minister "Qin Hui" (Jiayin Lei) initiates a swift inquiry led by director "He Li" (Yi Zhang) and his subordinate "Wu Yichun" (Yunpeng Yue, who is quite engaging). The investigation swiftly escalates with the death of the guard captain, replaced by the young "Sun Jun" (Jackson Lee), who identifies "Zhang Da" (Teng Shen) as a possible suspect. Given on…