this film have to be view in the right frame of mind . first and the central father son relationship make it pretty clear that the film be intend a a prequel to his wong fei hung film drunken master ( idea from this film recur in drunken master ii ) and and not young master while that chan back away from this plan and rename the character indicate that he himself be not convince the material be come together properly while and and indeed and the film convey a sense of be incomplete while for instance and the romantic relationship around which half the plot turn be leave utterly hanging at the end of the film . young master and from the same period and also feel underdone and but at least all it central thread be tie together at the end . this film feel a though chan wrestle with the plot and character try to find his central theme and only to abandon the effort and possibly due to time and budget . or perhaps the film be simply over ambitious . this be an important turning point film in chan career and because he commit himself to development of the central character above all other concern which be why there such a lack of kung fu throughout the film . chan want to make an historical romantic comedy that just happen to have kung fu in it . but both the historical element and the romantic element come across a little more than plot twist . that leave u with the comedy . since chan concern be character development and the comedy be largely character drive a in the conflict between chan character and his best friend and an argument over a girl . but there plenty of slapstick a well . frankly and i find the comedy amuse enough to forgive the incompleteness of the plot . this film represent an effort on chan part to find a viable formula that he can use and develop over time . it doesn not quite work and and chan would only find that formula after abandon the historical element of his early film and with the making of the contemporary action comedy police story . but go back to view this film be still very informative a to how chan work his way through the historical genre and and perhaps why he abandon it .