Even when they were orphans, Wang Yizhi has always been in love with Xinxin. Now older, Yizhi decides to train as a boxer before he allows himself to profess his love, but only for her to fall for a geeky computer engineer who is secretly a popular superhero. When Xinxin gets kidnapped, Yizhi must prove his love and his fighting skills to get the girl of his dreams.
Practical Effects
Delightfully janky superhero costumes that know exactly what they are
Acting
Kai Ko commits 300% to every punch and pratfall
Director
Peter Tsi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
A rare Taiwanese attempt at the superhero rom-com, released when the island's film industry was aggressively chasing mainland co-production trends.
Kai Ko was still rebuilding his career after a 2014 drug scandal; this role as a desperate underdog weirdly mirrored his real-life comeback narrative.
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