Wong Fei-Hung faces the White Lotus Society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary, from the military.
This is the best action-adventure-comedy that Tsui has ever made, hence one of the year's most exhilarating entertainments.
– ,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
rotten:
Giving it a title that suggests an Eastern version of a Sergio Leone epic raises expectations that can't be fulfilled.
– John Hartl,
Film.com,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
More concentrated and svelte than its precursor, Once Upon a Time II also has the benefit of fights staged by Master Yuen Wo-Ping that show Jet Li-another camera-age hero-to even greater advantage.