I was a little disappointed with this one. I was hoping for a better plot and story line. The story line of Kiss of the Dragon was predictable and not presented very well. The martial arts were generally very good and only a few areas where the choreography was problematic. This only occurred in the most complex scenes. This is the only part of the film that kept it from getting a rating lower than 5 from me. What really hurt the movie was the French inspector, Richard played by Tcheky Karyo. I normally like the characters he plays but either he was not directed well or he just chose a bad script. His character was not believable. I don't care what country you are in, you are not going to be able to kill as many people in the open has he did and still be a cop! You simply don't have that much power, especially in a western nation like France. Your superiors will catch on and will remove you. Some may say he could but not to this degree.
I like Jet Li and was hoping for more with this film. I am glad I waited until it came out of video.
Overall, okay, but it has some significant problems (5 out of 10).
I like Jet Li and was hoping for more with this film. I am glad I waited until it came out of video.
Overall, okay, but it has some significant problems (5 out of 10).