At my first watch, I found that the movie left me cold, but I decided that I wanted to give it another chance, so I re-watched. I slowed down some parts to get a better idea about what was going on and to see if enough had been explained to eradicate some plot holes. Well, ...
Just look at Wang Yibo, he is no Lan Zhan lol. . and then I got slapped by chemistry, acting talent and a script that stays so close to the source material, it is unreal. Literal quotes out of the book and the iconic "I wanna bring him back to Gusu. Bring him, hide him" are...