Kiss of the Dragon Critic Reviews

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

I like the movie on a simple physical level. There is no deeper meaning and no higher skill involved; just professional action, well-staged and filmed with a certain stylistic elegance.Read the full review

This is all grimy, guy on guy fun, right down to the fevered, bad English dialogue.Read the full review

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.Read the full review

Slick, straight-ahead action-thriller that marks a small step back and two bounding leaps forward for toplined Jet Li.Read the full review

The non-fighting parts of Kiss of the Dragon are, despite the presence of co-star Bridget Fonda, completely non-compelling. It's a proud convention in films like this for fans to mark time during exposition, waiting patiently for the action to start up again, and Kiss is very much in that tradition.Read the full review

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

Seeing this movie won't get you into MIT, but it's passable fun.Read the full review

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