Kiss of the Dragon
2001 Directed by Chris Nahon
Synopsis
Kiss Fear Goodbye
Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.
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I used to watch this all the time, as a kid, and I'm glad to see that it still holds up pretty well.
Allegedly made as a response to Jet Li's fans' displeasure at the over reliance on wire-work in Romeo Must Die, this is probably the best of Li's English language films.
Chris Nahon seems to get Li in a way that Andrzej Bartkowiak didn't, and it's to his credit. The plot is fairly standard stuff, man gets framed for a crime he didn't commit and is out for revenge, but as you might expect, the fight scenes are where this film shines. They're fast, furious, and a hell of a lot of fun. As well as fists and…
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It had it's moments, but it had more moments that weren't moments than moments.
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DUDE KILLS PEOPLE WITH CHOPSTICKS AND ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES!!!!?!
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Jet Li is awesome in this picture
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I watched this film solely because of its stunning Eskrima fight, a traditional form of martial arts by utilizing such weapons as sticks/knives originally developed in Philippines. Unlike in his previous films, Jet Li here fights the hardest way, other casts like Bridget Fonda and Tcheky Karyo were merely decorative, although I admit Karyo made a fine role as a villain.
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Fun action movie while it's on the move, every time it slows down and requires some acting... yikes. She does a really poor job acting and Jet Li is pretty bad actor in general, they try a couple comedy moments that are terrible.
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Pretty flat. Plot reminds me of a Brian DePalma thriller but crappy or a bland version of RONIN.
Action is fine but again a bit underwhelming considering you have Jet Li at your disposal.
The most interesting thing about this film is the story is by Jet Li, which makes me wonder if he has some weird interest in finding a hooker with a heart of gold and a kid, in France, while running from a corrupt police force?
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It had it's moments, but it had more moments that weren't moments than moments.
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DUDE KILLS PEOPLE WITH CHOPSTICKS AND ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES!!!!?!
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He was so cute. you know, in between killing people with chopsticks and acupuncture needles.
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8.0/10
Kiss of the Dragon was probably the first or one of the first action movies I ever saw. I watched it at the movie theater when I was about 8 or 9 years old and I remember it was simply amazing seeing those people kicking each other on the big screen. I watched it on TV again some years later and it was almost as great as the first time. The second time I could focus on some details, and I must say that I absolutely love Bridget Fonda in this film. She played a very believable (at least I though she was) and sympathetic prostitute. Jet Li was really good too and the fighting scenes are as implausible…
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I used to watch this all the time, as a kid, and I'm glad to see that it still holds up pretty well.
Allegedly made as a response to Jet Li's fans' displeasure at the over reliance on wire-work in Romeo Must Die, this is probably the best of Li's English language films.
Chris Nahon seems to get Li in a way that Andrzej Bartkowiak didn't, and it's to his credit. The plot is fairly standard stuff, man gets framed for a crime he didn't commit and is out for revenge, but as you might expect, the fight scenes are where this film shines. They're fast, furious, and a hell of a lot of fun. As well as fists and…
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shame that fonda woman is in it, cos she is really crap
other than that little problem
great film, some set pieces of kung fuey stuff is totally awesome
i like kisses
but i most certainly do not want that kiss :)
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.