weird with unnecessary singing and backdrop . randomly much of the action will occur on stage give the feeling of an opera performance . none of that explain why this be such a bad film . it the impression that either not enough rehearsal take place or that no experienced choreographer be available . the acting be flat . even the sparkling ziyi zhang look like she just wait for her next movement or line . you may notice the trivia on this site state that she spend half a month in japan learning to sign and dance . read that again a 2 week and thing begin to make sense . even bad be the little kid who seem to be look at their parent at the back of the studio rather than at the camera . the cheap and cheerful sfx be just cheap and cheap . the editing be staccato chop pepper with slice of just nothing that add to anything except annoyance . just imagine all the silly dance scene from the recent zatoichi particularly the closing routine perform by your local high school drama club with one famous actress who speak in another language ( but you get her in simply because she so good normally despite be unsuitable ) and record on a cheap camera and then edit into three time it length in no artful order .