If you compare this to the first two, this is pretty bad. If you take it on it's own, it's OK. The plot is by the numbers, ditto for characterizations and dialogue. The shoot outs also totally lack the energy and brutality the first two had. And Chow-Yun Fat gives an uncharacteristically bad performance. Still the film isn't totally worthless. The shoot outs, like I said, aren't up to previous directors' Woos shoot outs. But then again what are? They're OK, they're definitely not dull. And the lead actress Mui is fantastic! Unlike the women in Woo's films, she isn't a victim, a sex object or just scenery. She's strong, dynamic, full of energy and better than the men at shooting people down! When she starts blazing away the energy level in the film leaps forward. So it's worth seeing for her, but don't expect any great movie.
