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Reviews Counted:101
Fresh:51
Rotten:50
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.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
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... [More]
Not horrible and certainly entertaining enough for what it's trying to be and enjoyable to some degree for those looking for this sort of action, this film is the equivalent of having a powerful engine hidden within some old and boring jalopy.
It will separate hard-core Jet Li followers from the fair-weather fans.
[Jet Li] isn't dubbed in Kiss of the Dragon, but he's so removed from the proceedings that he might as well be.
Li has an undeniable screen presence -- and legitimate martial arts credentials. He would have profited from a more legitimate script.
[Jet's] great to watch as an action hero, but Kiss of the Dragon ties him up with its silly plot and its ridiculous ultraviolence.
The chop-socky martial arts scenes look terrific.
Despite his awesome brawling ability, Li has yet to demonstrate a persona that will make him worth watching in between fights.
The action is extremely well-choreographed with scenes moving fluidly and ending with intense visceral punches.
And in the end, you still wish there were a story somewhere worthy of Li's dynamism and elegance.
The only thing this film seems to be advertising is mindless idiocy.
The Hollywood action genre, sliding into a lazy dependence on computer-generated fakery, needs this authentic kick to the head delivered by Jet Li.
Kiss Of The Dragon is a fire-breathing monster as a martial arts action movie.
While the stunts are subdued, the gore, carnage and brutality are as over the top as Karyo's performance and role.
You won't be disappointed when the hero uses everything from pool balls to chopsticks and a bracelet full of acupuncture needles as lethal weapons.
Top CriticConventional in all but the odd detail, such as that death-by-chopsticks bit, Kiss of the Dragon is an appallingly violent and bloody study of the predictable.
Well-choreographed action set pieces.
There's still not nearly enough action to compensate for murky plotting and unsympathetic characters.
I like the movie on a simple physical level. There is no deeper meaning and no higher skill involved; just professional action, well-staged and filmed with a certain stylistic elegance.
Top CriticOn the plus side, we have Jet Li ... On the minus side, we have everything else, especially that plot.
Like a merely semi-dishonest politician, like an only slightly overweight cop, the picture is a half-decent example of its kind.
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