Kiss of the Dragon

Kiss of the Dragon (2001)

  • 51% of critics liked it
    (106 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (65,654 ratings)

This action thriller co-written by filmmaker Luc Besson stars Jet Li as Liu Jian, a Chinese intelligence officer in Paris on an assignment that finds him in the midst of an international conspiracy. When Liu's investigation gets too close to uncovering the truth, his life is seriously… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jul 6, 2001 Wide
On DVD
Jan 22, 2002
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    Whack! Thworp! Crack! Sometimes, it's fun to sit back and enjoy the spectacle of bad guys getting their heads beaten in.

  • Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

    Li jumps into a series of martial arts sequences of flying fists and balletic moves that truly reinvigorate a genre that has gone stale even in Asia.

  • Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune

    The characters in Kiss of the Dragon are more cardboard than usual for an action movie.

  • Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

    Kiss of the Dragon offers just about a kill a minute, but less than a thrill a minute.

  • Mark Jenkins, Washington Post

    Kiss of the Dragon does have a sense of its own absurdity, but that doesn't prevent it from cloaking the inherently comic kung-fu genre in a seriousness so solemn that it could be French.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Al S


    A hard-boiled and and awesome action-packed thriller. A sizzling, sexy, thrilling and explosive shocker from start to finish. The action is fast, relentless and utterly furious. Jet Li packs pure star power along with his incredible skills, he proves that he's one of the greatest… More

  • Drake T


    Worth watching for Li's martial arts but with a story loosely and formulaicly strung together you can't help but feel guilty while you cruise through this action flick. Oh well, at least it was better than his other film; Unleashed (Danny the dog.)

  • Lanning :


    Not my favorite Jet Li outing, but it is Jet Li, so you know it's gotta be really bad for me to give it any fewer than three stars. I'd want more martial arts and less Bridget Fonda to give it a higher rating.

  • Dean !


    A decent action film with plenty of well choreographed fight scenes. The plot is very basic and not original there are a few lulls between the action scenes but overall it's an entertaining way to spend 90 minutes.

  • Martin S


    Hey...they fight...it's a good old action movie...nice

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