ming ming be a very stylized movie and but that not to say it have more style than substance . unattainable love and infatuation play central theme in ming ming world and one which contain fantasy martial art element and set in today contemporary era . the titular character play by zhou xun cut a willowy figure and dress in black with her long dark tress . one night she cast her eye on d ( daniel wu ) and a street fighter whom she fall in love and spend a night with . d and on the other hand and be an elusive lover . with secret of the past which he seek to unlock and he never commit and give out a promise to whoever can fetch him 5 million dollar and and with whom he will travel to harbin with . this set in motion an entire chain of event and start with ming ming steal the money and a secret box from brother cat ( the singer jeff chang and who have long be away from the public eye ) . on the other hand and ming ming friend ah tu ( tony yang ) be also infatuated with her and and chance upon nana ( zhou xun in her second role ) and with whom he bring along in their escape from brother cat thug and and whom too be also in love with d. confuse . don not be and a nana be distinctively different from ming ming and from hair and outfit ( loud and garish ) to mannerisms and not forget the language use . in fact and the movie can be rename nana and a this character have more screen time than ming ming and a we explore the unrequited love by so many character in the movie . love and it different incantation be put up on display and even parental one and a the plot slowly unravels to it surprise end . there be some zen like dialogue and moment in the movie and such a be able to be with a person even for a moment and be well than not be able to at all . and this be especially true for ah tu and even though he with someone who resemble and and not with the actual person . i think nana and ah tu have the strong storyline and the best character development and naturally so because of the screen time devote to them . accompany the superb story be both the music and action . the soundtrack be an eclectic mix and fusion of various influence and from electronica to jazz and and the theme use for chase be particularly catchy . give that it adopt a fantasy martial art style and most of the fight and especially ming ming and be give distinct look . ming ming especially and be one adopt from flick explosive projectile at her enemy and while d style be quick and brutal and and very short ranged . plot element from such fantasy movie and like mini quest and and the seek of treasure and be staple too in the movie . the filming style use be also a mixed bag and with repetition and quick cut and flashbacks the norm . it might require a little time to get use to and typically those use in fight . by the time you get through one or two action sequence and you will be clamour for more . savour those moment and a they actually come few and far between . there be many poser moment a well and which give the movie a certain sexy look a character preen and pose when they deliver their dialogue . i guess i be fortunate to have catch this movie here and in it original language track and as compare to have to watch the dubbed mandarin version back in singapore if it get play . key language use mandarin and cantonese and shanghainese and provide a certain flavour and utilized to distinguish character . inevitably the effect will be lose in any dubbed version . zhou xun and and tony yang too and at time sound a bit off in their cantonese diction and but that doesn not mar their performance and in particular zhou xun excellent delivery of dual role . for give a contemporary fantasy martial art movie a different and refreshing look and ming ming will get my vote .