Kiss of the Dragon Reviews
October 9, 2020
An unusually balanced, satisfying martial arts extravaganza - and one of Li's greatest American endeavors.
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| Original Score: 8/10
June 2, 2020
A punchy little action thriller that contains encouraging traces of gifted French filmmaker Luc Besson (The Fifth Element), credited here as co-writer and producer.
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| Original Score: 3/5
April 10, 2011
A disappointing follow-up to Jet Li's Romeo Must Die.
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| Original Score: C
December 24, 2010
Jet Li film is not for kids.
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| Original Score: 2/5
September 19, 2010
Jet Li's true masterpiece of the 2000s is a blitzkrieg of crazy, hard-R martial arts. Forget the need to always know who's beating whom or why in a narrative that's basically negligible. "Dragon's" gritty, giddy grindhouse thrills trump logic.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
April 29, 2009
A return to form for Li who dropped all the hip hop crap and was allowed to put his raw skills on display...
February 10, 2009
The formulaic story cannot weigh down the high-flying, visceral excitement that the film offers in generous doses.
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| Original Score: 3/4
August 7, 2008
Original Score: 3/5
July 14, 2007
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| Original Score: 1/4
December 6, 2005
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| Original Score: 4/5
January 15, 2005
We are coaxed to rejoice in the name of vengeance.
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| Original Score: D
August 1, 2003
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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| Original Score: 3/4
May 20, 2003
Original Score: 2.5/4
March 20, 2003
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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| Original Score: 2/5
March 14, 2003
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| Original Score: 1.5/4
February 13, 2003
In almost all martial arts action movies, plot is subordinate to action, and 'Kiss Of The Dragon' is no different.
December 23, 2002
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| Original Score: 2/5
December 8, 2002
Even to [Li's] long-time fans in Hong Kong and America the results should be eye-opening.
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| Original Score: 4/5
October 30, 2002
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| Original Score: 3/5
September 10, 2002
While Kiss of the Dragon remains a relatively fun little brain-dead punch-em-out worth a rental, it's forgettable at best.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4