Movie Review

Kiss of the Dragon (2001)

EW's GRADE
B

Details Release Date: Jul 06, 2001; Rated: R; Length: 98 Minutes; Genre: Action/Adventure; With: Bridget Fonda and Jet Li; Distributor: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation

The fleet Chinese action hero Jet Li stars as a good agent battling hordes of bad guys in this serviceable, strenuously hard-boiled contemporary caper set in a gritty, amoral Paris of hookers, punks, and corrupt cops. This is grimy guy-on-guy fun -- the fight scenes are tight and balletic. But the momentum is regularly interrupted by puddles of damp girl woe: A wan Bridget Fonda plays a bruised young woman hooked on heroine and forced into prostitution.

Originally posted Jul 20, 2001 Published in issue #605 Jul 20, 2001 Order article reprints
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