Unfortunately, no one stopped Tsui and so he made a sequel that's a prequel to
The Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010). It was inevitable, I suppose, seeing as how the first one made millions of dollars for many pockets. It’s another CGI-heavy actioner with wild reasoning, aka 'detective' work. Some islanders want to bring down the entire Tang Dynasty. Elsewhere, on a more personal scale, there's a Beauty and the Beast scenario that plays out exactly like you imagine it will. The film looks pretty, but it left me colder than a witch’s tit and dropped a similarly sour taste in the mouth.
1½ cups of tea out of 5
