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Kiss of the Dragon (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 99 Fresh: 50  Rotten:49 Average Rating: 5.2/10
 
Consensus: A formulaic actioner that's sure to please action fans. Those looking for plot, believability, or character development will have difficulty finding them.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Synopsis: The writers of THE FIFTH ELEMENT, Luc Besson (who also directed the Bruce Willis film) and Robert Mark Kamen, have teamed up again to deliver Jet Li in the action thriller KISS OF THE DRAGON. Li stars as Liu Jiuan, a Chinese agent so dedicated to his job that he has no friends, no family, no dreams.... The writers of THE FIFTH ELEMENT, Luc Besson (who also directed the Bruce Willis film) and Robert Mark Kamen, have teamed up again to deliver Jet Li in the action thriller KISS OF THE DRAGON. Li stars as Liu Jiuan, a Chinese agent so dedicated to his job that he has no friends, no family, no dreams. He is sent to Paris to help the French police capture a Chinese gangster, but France's top cop, Jeanne-Pierre Richard (Tcheky Karyo), has set Liu up to take the fall for a brutal killing he himself carried out. On the run in a strange city, Liu keeps a low profile until he unwillingly becomes friends with an American hooker, Jessica (Bridget Fonda)--who just happens to hold the key to his innocence. But Richard is always one step ahead of them--he has Jessica's daughter. Li and Fonda make a great team; their relationship is at the core of the film, as neither character has ever been able to put his complete trust in another person before. The action scenes, directed by Corey Yuen, are fast and furious and very violent, featuring mesmerizing moves by Li, especially one involving a billiard ball. Chris Nahon, in his directorial debut, makes excellent use of the location, including numerous shots of famous Parisian landmarks as the bad cops try to machine-gun down Liu in the streets and sewers and on the Seine. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tcheky Karyo, Burt Kwouk, Max Ryan

Director: Chris Nahon
Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Producer: Luc Besson, Steven Chasman, Happy Walters
Composer: Craig Armstrong

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 11, 2007

[DVD Details]

Blu-Ray Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Chris Nahon - Director; Jet Li, Bridget Fonda - Stars
  • Trailers - High Definition Theatrical Trailers

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Alexander Walker
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A supremely satisfying blend of Hong Kong mayhem and Gallic flair that can only bolster Li's escalating reputation.

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We are coaxed to rejoice in the name of vengeance.

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Jeffrey Overstreet
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Brill Bundy
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Li has smartly decided to eschew the all-too-fashionable use of wires for the fight scenes in favor of old-fashioned hand-to-hand combat.

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David Nusair
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Alan Sissenwein
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Poor Jet Li . . . he doesn't have the comedic timing of Jackie Chan, the looks or charm of Chow Yun Fat, and he certainly isn't the second coming of Bruce Lee.

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Brian Mckay
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In almost all martial arts action movies, plot is subordinate to action, and 'Kiss Of The Dragon' is no different.

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02/13/03
Tom Grealis
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Even to [Li's] long-time fans in Hong Kong and America the results should be eye-opening.

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Ron Wells
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