Mandy slaves away at two jobs struggling to support her family while dreaming about resurrecting her father’s martial arts academy, a once famous school now forgotten since he was injured in an accident. When Mandy rescues wealthy businessman Ho Kwan from muggers, he makes her an offer she can’t refuse; in exchange for supporting her family and restoring her father’s martial arts academy, she must become his personal bodyguard. Before long, kidnappers appear and despite Mandy’s efforts Ho Kwan is abducted, but not before he slips Mandy a box. When Ho Kwan is abducted by the ruthless gambling impresario Sung, Mandy is left with one clue – a box. She discovers this box contains a key to a mainframe that controls online betting on fights to the death, and in order to reach Ho Kwan, Mandy will have to join the tournament and gamble with her life.
I wanted to love this movie because I have a huge crush on Jiang Lu-Xia, but it was just alright. Numerous fight scenes from start to finish, but the choreography and stunts just aren't as hard-hitting as what comes out of Thailand. Thankfully, Jiang Lu-Xia is cute and feisty, and makes the movie worth watching. When this girl clenches her fists - watch out!