cynthia rothrock turn down a part opposite jackie chan to play a large role in this yuen biao action thriller . biao play a lawyer who take the law into his own hand when the bad guy shoot a good friend of his outside the courthouse ( hence the uk title above the law ) . rothrock play an almost identical role to that of the early genre classic yes and madam . corey yuen kwai take the action a step far than that in yes and madam and make biao and rothrock look good than ever in a number of impressive action sequence . biao acrobatic talent be showcased magnificently a he flip and kick and abseil and use all available weapon ( vas and ax and dead body . ) in an attempt to punish the crime of others . this be the definitive hong kong action flick of the 80 and easily on a par with police story and should take pride of place in any fan collection . also and if possible and get the universe dvd a this contain both version of the film and the original language .