Kiss of the Dragon

It is not merely a thriller but a shocker. It will separate hard-core Jet Li followers from the fair-weather fans.

Kiss of the Dragon is a straight-ahead star vehicle for the trim and terse Li, whose steady gaze and fist-flying ways are tempered by a gentlemanly mien.

Mr. Li will come out of Kiss of the Dragon smelling like a rose; the combat couldn't be better. But next time around, he should leave the script to more capable hands.

What goes on when Li isn't fighting the bad guys isn't worth discussing; it's that stupid.

The new sexism -- the old sexism plus the idea that everything is ironic -- is getting old.

Too bad the filmmakers -- and here's where the American part comes in -- decided the movie had to have some heart, too.

As though fatalistically compelled, all three leads self-destruct: Li is as flat, colorless, and stiff as a panel of Sheetrock, Karyo plays his every syllable in overdrive, and Fonda seems trapped in the midst of a failed screen test for Pretty Woman II.

Action flick with sentiments emotion good film remarkable dont miss this one must look and must have DVD of this film.HATS OFF Jet li is outstanding his good reflexes quick moves are very unique.

A kick ass action movie that is one of Jet Li's better american movies. You should watch it if you like non stop action films.

If you're into action packed films with lots of fighting and a weak plot then this is the film for you. I wasn't to keen on this film but I know many men who like it so I'm thinking it might be something to do with it being full of fighting which I'm not too keen of. It's also something for 'Jet Li' fans as he is the main character in this film so appears in it throughout the whole film. I'm giving it a five due to my opinion of that type of film not the film itself. So others are bound to disagree with me.

This first run-in between Jet Li and producer/co-writer Luc Besson is no "Unleashed." "Kiss Of The Dragon" might have a couple of entertaining action sequences sprinkled throughout, but it's wholly unoriginal and not particularly well-executed from a screenwriting standpoint either. The dialogue in this is just weak sauce, man, and try as hard as the actors might, this stuff just doesn't sound good coming out of their mouths. There's also some questionable stylistic choices here and there — head-scratchingly awkward framing choices and some of the worst needle drops you've ever seen/heard. I don't know, man, I get that this isn't supposed to be high art or anything, but at least "Unleashed" had an atypical kind of conceit for a martial arts picture. This just feels like something anyone could've thrown together in CeltX over a weekend. Not very impressed.

Ceci est une production... euh une déjection de la boîte de Luc Besson, Europa Corp. Et là normalement on a tout dit et d'ailleurs tout est dit. On peut préciser néanmoins qu'il s'agit du sympathique Jet Li qui joue un Chinois invité en France et accessoirement un super flic ou agent -ou un super quelque chose tout du moins- venu distribuer des coups de tatane pour la gamelle. Peut-être qu'on ne l'avait pas prévenu qu'il ne s'agissait pas d'Hollywood et que cette infâme bessonnerie ne servirait à rien pour son image, bien au contraire... Le non moins sympathique Tchéky Karyo joue pour sa part le méchant de service, caricature ambulante et reflet de l'ensemble du film, lui-même caricature ambulante ou plutôt déambulant dans le ridicule permanent. La petite Gadget Fonda est de la partie mais ne reste qu'un gadget, elle aussi à l'image de ce film écrit avec le fion, un "film" qu'on oublie au fur et à mesure qu'on le regarde ou qu'on tente de le regarder parce que franchement, c'est trop dur de regarder "ça".