a mess of genre but it mainly base on stephen chow genre mash ups for it inspiration . there magic kung fu and college romance and sport and gangster action and some weepy melodrama for a topping . the production be excellent and the pacing be fast so it easy to get past the many flaw in this film . a baby be abandon next to a basketball court . a homeless man bring him to a shaolin monastery that in the middle of a city along with a special kung fu manual that the homeless man somehow have but can not read . the old monk teach the boy but expire when he try to master the special technique in the manual . the school be take over by a phony kung fu master who be assist by four wacky monk . the new master get mad at the now 20 plus year old boy for not pretend to be hurt by the master weak punch and throw him out for the night . the boy be find throw garbage into a basket from an incredible distance by a man who bring him to a gangster club to play dart . this lead to a big fight and the boy expulsion from the monastery and the man decision to turn the boy into a college basketball sensation . al this happen in the first 20 minute with most of it happen in the first 10 minute . aside from the extreme shorthand storytelling the first problem be how little we get to know the main character until way into the movie . the man who use the boy be more sharply define by the time the first third be over . the plot follow no new ground except for the insane action climax of the film . i be sure you can easily imagine how the wacky monk will show up towards the end . the effect and photography and stunt work be all top notch and make up for the uninspired plot . stephen chow have a much good command of plot and comedy writing and this film will live in his shadow but that not a good reason to ignore it . it quite entertain even with a scatter shot end . recommend .