In "Peacock," she wins over the audience playing a girl indulging in a dream to become a parachute. Unfortunately she does not have many chances to demonstrate her acting skills in "Jade Warrior." All the characters in the film apart from hero Sintai are support roles. One of them is the devil, played by Cheng Taishen, a familiar face in the films of Golden Lion-winning director Jia Zhangke.

A.J. Annila, whose BA thesis was about Hong Kong films and the essence of excellent action movies, presents dazzling action scenes in "Jade Warrior."

Pin Yu, the heroine, uses a spear with a fan-like top, while Sintai fights with a sword, twig, chopsticks and even a hammer. The final battle between Sintai and the devil is carried out with a hammer and a blacksmith's anvil. Gravity-defying stunts and laser-speed jumps will delight both Chinese and Finnish film-goers.

The film opened on October 16 in Finland to be the most watched before "The Devil Wears Prada." It went on general release in China on October 24, and the DVD will hit the Chinese market tomorrow.

Editor: Lency