For me, a ghost is not a problem, there is no love in the world. In the wake of the success of The Chinese Ghost Story in 1987, WuMa directs his version of the “ghost story”, emphasizing the extreme sentimentality of the narrative.
I must admit that the cast was selected very well and I would even say competently. From the female composition except Joey Wang, who in this tape looks even more beautiful than in the “story” 1987, it should be noted the wonderful Elizabeth Lee - an athlete, a beauty and just... a demo. In male roles, WuMa himself distinguished himself, who almost unchanged preserved the image and attributes of the hero of the 1987 film and unexpectedly turned out to be good Lawrence Ange, although, in my opinion, he lost in the role of a knacker-romantic compared to Leslie Chun's play of "history" 1987.
With such a wonderful cast, WuMa could perhaps direct a great prequel to 1987's "Chinese Ghost Story" at almost no additional budgetary cost, but it would require a more intricate and in-depth script and besides, the film would hardly turn out to be a completely independent work, i.e. some storylines would have to be left cut off and unsaid, referring to the "history" of 1987.
As a result, VuMa went on the path of independence and he got an overly protracted and sometimes slurred action, which in dynamics completely loses the “history” of 1987. Of the curious finds, it should be noted the battle of wedding palanquins - the implementation evokes many associations - from tank battle to fighter combat (of course in the conditions of low-budget effects of 1988).
Had it not been for the 1987 film, this tale of love and self-sacrifice would have been very warmly received by the audience, and so it simply remained a pale shadow of its more eminent predecessor.