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Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
Directed by Chris Nahon
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Overview
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.
Rated R | Length 98 minutes
Actors
Jet Li | Bridget Fonda | Tchéky Karyo | Max Ryan | Ric Young | Burt Kwouk | Laurence Ashley | Cyril Raffaelli | Didier Azoulay | John Forgeham | Paul Barrett | Kentaro | Colin Prince | Vincent Glo | Vincent Wong | Claude Brécourt | Frédéric Moulin
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/22/2022 | TV | DVD | Owned | 7 stars |
| 07/07/2001 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
Another long overdue revisit and part of my ongoing Jet Li project for 2022. Nearly everything with Jet is an 8 or 9 and the rest is a 5 so probably a soft 7 out of 10. The is 100 percent a must-watch for Jet Li and Corey Yuen fans (Corey does the action direction and should’ve just directed the entire movie). Some wonderful fight choreography and long shots. I would just watch a reel w/only those bc Jet is so great to see.
The story is a bit whatever and ridiculously OTT. Like yes it’s a movie world but w/o an ounce of believability. Like cops just kill innocent bystanders willy nilly no big deal. Somehow the entire Paris police force is corrupt and yet I still don’t know why they wanted the Chinese diplomat assassinated. Perhaps it’s explained somewhere but so mishy mash of story.
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