Fatal Journey is one of the spin-offs from the well-loved The Untamed (Cheng Qing Ling) drama. Unlike the other spin-off The Living Dead, Fatal Journey has a more emotional touch, not only on the visual aspect, but also on the music played, reminiscing The Untamed. It focuses on the Nie brothers who were not covered in depth in the previous drama (The Untamed), especially on the brotherly relationship. In The Untamed, it gives the impression that Nie Huaisang is fearful of his older brother Nie Mingjue, hence making his motivation in avenging for his brother's death less compelling. But in Fatal Journey the movie, we now learn that the brothers have a very strong and deep loving relationship for each other, and how Nie Huaisang comes to realize the actual cause of his brother's death that leads to his masterminding for the eventual avenge.

This is a very short movie, about 1 hour 20 minutes long, with a lot of computer graphics and special effects. The whole movie revolves inside the Nie sect ancestral burial mausoleum. It's basically about how powerful the sword knife spirits are and how treacherous it is to suppress them. Inside the mausoleum, it has the vibe of a Christian crusader knights' chamber, with a stone knight statue and ossuaries. Some of the flying stunts with fighting in midair by the actors are rather commendable.

It's nice to re-listen to some of the very familiar tunes from The Untamed and I enjoy the orchestrated Nie brothers theme music. I wish the English subtitles have been better. Though it has a slightly more pleasing backdrop than The Untamed, it's not a movie I would go all the way out to watch.