Never heard of this film before, but its title card on Netflix with the image of a good-looking Asian warrior piqued my interest. My interest was further piqued when I saw that the film starred Henry Lau, who I was first introduced to when I saw a thumbnail of him in a Buzzfeed YouTube video.

Highly entertaining and engaging, I was completely invested in the story and the characters. However, the film felt very rushed. It was like pedal to the metal right from the start. The film tried to cram the content of a series into a 2 hour film. Within the first 15 minutes, the main characters are already on their trek for a warrior competition and one person has already died. And there were a few questionable plot points such as the Martial Combat, which though exciting, doesn't make any sense at all. Why would you send your best fighters to die just so that one of them can lead an army? Like what?

This story would have been better suited as a series to be honest. There is still way too much material to unpack and so many story threads that still need to be explored. I truly hope that there will be several sequels, which will help flesh out the story and the background of its characters, bringing justice to this fascinating story.

On a side note, Henry Lau's so hot! I loved how the producers/director pandered to the audience by serving us some Henry Lau shirtless scenes! Bless them! His acting could've been better though. To be honest, the acting all across the board could have been better, but that could be a script/genre issue where overacting is the norm/expected. Still highly entertaining though.