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Twin Dragons (1992)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:15
Rotten:21
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: Despite some entertaining action, this movie has serious plot holes and bad direction.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: It is a tradition in the Hong Kong film community for actors and directors to donate their time and the profits from a film in order to raise funds for various causes. TWIN DRAGONS was part of an... It is a tradition in the Hong Kong film community for actors and directors to donate their time and the profits from a film in order to raise funds for various causes. TWIN DRAGONS was part of an effort of the Hong Kong Directors Guild to build a new headquarters. Ringo Lam and Hark Tsui split the director's job and Jackie Chan splits the lead in two by playing twins separated at birth. They are brought back together when the nonviolent concert pianist John Ma comes to Hong Kong and becomes involved in the life of his streetfighting twin, Boomer. Although it is conceived as a comedy and an obvious satire of Jean-Claude Van Damme's own twin brother film, DOUBLE IMPACT, there is plenty of action, including both car and boat chases. A complicated love story develops, with the usual mistaken identity problems, when Tammy (Nina Li Chi) and Barbara (Maggie Cheung) keep wondering why their boyfriend's personalities keep changing. Cheung, who is best known for her stunning performance in Wong Kar-Wai's IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, plays the foil to both characters with her usual sparkle. Chan provides the well-choreographed fights. Directors Lam, Tsui, and John Woo make cameo appearances. [More]
Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Teddy Robin Kwan, Anthony Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Teddy Robin Kwan, Anthony Chan
Director: Ringo Lam, Tsui Hark
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Release:
Sep 7, 1999
Reviews for Twin Dragons
Like most of Chan's other older films, this one's filled with plenty of amazing fight scenes, but also laughably bad English dubbing, mediocre acting at best, and a throwaway script designed only as a sparse skeleton upon which to hang the elaborate fight
The emphasis here is on farce rather than action, to an extent that may disappoint hard-core martial arts fanatics.
It's hard to imagine why it took two reputable directors to put together this dopey affair!
It's all pretty dumb, but if you're in the mood for this sort of thing, you won't have a bad time.
It's as cleverly coordinated as his stunts and charmingly compelling to boot!
Having two directors, and a different choreographer for each fight sequence, gives the movie a split personality -- and neither personality is particularly enjoyable to meet.
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