The director did a good job emphasizing how emotionless the Dragon King and Ice Star are. Neither have experienced mortal emotions, and both are falling in love with females. Dylan Wang and Yang Dong act this perfectly.
The scenery and costumes are beautiful, and the dragon is long, typical Chinese type, that looks like Dylan. The sound is disconnected, like old movies sound, but doesn't mar the experience. One thing I like about these actors is they have natural looks, NOT the huge eyelashes, basketball boobs, and big fish lips.
I've seen criticism of the actors for underacting and overacting. Those are both typical of fantasies. The characters matched the original story. Many people either don't read the book, or don't realize that actors are directed--they emote the way the directors tell them. They also do multiple takes of each scene. An actor may be asked to raise an eyebrow or move differently, or the script changes. Then the desired takes are pieced together to make the show. Please people, look at some outtakes and reshoots before watching a main story so you understand that this is not real.
