Kiss of the Dragon

R

Released Jul 6, 2001

1h 37m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

List

52%

Tomatometer

109 Reviews

68%

Audience Score

50,000+ Ratings

Jet Li plays Liu Jiuan, China's top government agent, who arrives in Paris from Shanghai to carry out a sensitive, top-secret mission. Liu is in Paris to assist Richard (Tcheky Karyo), an unorthodox police official with a small army to back him up. The mission goes horribly wrong, as the man Liu had come to help, betrays him.

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Critics Consensus

A formulaic actioner that's sure to please action fans. Those looking for plot, believability, or character development will have difficulty finding them.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Jet Li film is not for kids.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Dec 23, 2002

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Neil Smith

BBC.com

A supremely satisfying blend of Hong Kong mayhem and Gallic flair that can only bolster Li's escalating reputation.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 24, 2001

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Kiss of the Dragon falls into such a generic and mechanical sub-genre of action cinema that one could be forgiven for confusing the storyline of one with another.

Rated: 5/10

Jan 19, 2022

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Jet Li's fearlessness to fold so much believable human frailty into what is otherwise a furious-fisted free-for-all renders "Kiss of the Dragon" the finest of his Hollywood outings ... and Li an indisputable king of the action-hero route of the devout.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 29, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

An unusually balanced, satisfying martial arts extravaganza - and one of Li's greatest American endeavors.

Rated: 8/10

Oct 9, 2020

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erdene c

jetley is a great actor

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Munkhjargal A

Jetley's movie is really interesting. Although it is about a mysterious police case, it is a movie that can tell a little about the life of Asian people. It was a really interesting movie that attracted people's attention

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Bahad j

I am very happy that the movie shows us the steps and choices that are necessary in the life of a great person. I like the movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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Robert R

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/19/24

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jhonathan a

I feel butterflies in my stomach every time I watch this wonderful movie. jet li is amazing in this movie as well as in his entire film career❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/21/23

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David W

Thoroughly enjoyed this hi-octane martial arts actioner. Some great set pieces, fight choreography and unusually good acting for the genre. One of the best examples of an action movie done to near perfection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/24/23

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Synopsis

Jet Li plays Liu Jiuan, China's top government agent, who arrives in Paris from Shanghai to carry out a sensitive, top-secret mission. Liu is in Paris to assist Richard (Tcheky Karyo), an unorthodox police official with a small army to back him up. The mission goes horribly wrong, as the man Liu had come to help, betrays him.

Director: Chris Nahon
Producer: Luc Besson, Jet Li, Steve Chasman, Happy Walters
Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen, Jet Li
Distributor: Fox, 20th Century Fox
Production Co: EuropaCorp, Immortal Entertainment, Seaside Productions, Qian Yian International
Rating: R (Language|Drug Content|Some Sexuality|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 6, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.8M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, DTS, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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