Kiss Of The Dragon

Year:	2001
Country:	International
Language:	English
Genre:	Crime, Action, Drama
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	7.0 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	2 Have Seen


Director	Chris Nahon
Selected Cast	Jet Li as Inspector "Johnny" Liu Jian
	Bridget Fonda as Jessica Kamen
	Tchéky Karyo as Inspector Jean-Pierre Richard
Writer	Luc Besson

On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD

Kiss Of The Dragon - 20th Century Fox - UK (2002)

VHS

Kiss Of The Dragon - 20th Century Fox - Canada (2001)

VHS

Kiss Of The Dragon - 20th Century Fox - Australia (2002)

DVD

O Beijo Mortal Do Dragão - Lusomundo - Portugal (2002)

VHS

O Beijo Mortal Do Dragão - Lusomundo - Portugal (2002)

Comments and Reviews


Magic Marmalade 17th Feb 2024		Rated 7/10 Not into "martial arts" movies in general, but this popped into my head again after all these years the other week, and I remembered it being a little better than the standard fare, so ordered a cheapo second hand copy on Amaznonia... ...And in some ways, it still is, but it does have the odd issue on second viewing: The story of a Cop from China coming to collaborate with the French police in a sting on a Chinese drug lord operating in Paris, only to discover the French head cop and his crew are bent, and looking to take over the operation themselves, leaving a trail of bodies in the process, and our cop: Mr Li, alone, hunted, and fending for himself in the city after they try to pin it all on him, is a great premise for a story, as is the conflict he feels between getting himself out of the situation, and the impulse to help an American woman (Bridget Fonda), trapped in servitude to Tchéky Karyo's menacing (occasionally cartoonish) villain head cop as a prostitute, recover her daughter from him, whom he is using as the leverage to keep Fonda in line. It is, as it looks and feels, a Luc Besson scripted and produced movie, so has that edge to it, and there are some good fight sequences from peak Jet Li (Who's story idea this is), but without being wholly at the expense of drama, and the story. The one gripe I really had, is that the look of this film, in how it was shot, is largely dark, dingy, and grimy, which doesn't really help you in seeing what is going on in these action / fight sequences, but a minor quibble. Burt Kwouk also has a small, but significant role as the owner of a small noodle shop in Paris, who is Li's contact, and gives solid stoic performance. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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