Revenge of the Green Dragons

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Revenge of the Green Dragons

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Released Oct 24, 2014

1h 34m

Action

Crime

Drama

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A Chinese emigrant (Justin Chon) and his best friend (Kevin Wu) rise through the ranks of one of New York's most-powerful street gangs.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

... a solid crime drama that presents an alternative to the typical American gangster film often about a white man wreaking havoc.

Rated: A-

Sep 1, 2017

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Martin Tsai

Los Angeles Times

The representation of Asian American men as hot-blooded toughies in the film does put a dent in the omnipresent nerdy eunuch stereotype and the model-minority myth.

Dec 23, 2014

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

There's a good story somewhere in "Revenge of the Green Dragons," but it's not the one Lau and his colleagues chose to retell.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 28, 2014

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

While the Revenge of the Green Dragons may recall a particular time period, frenetic visuals, impaired screenplay, and stilted performances distract at every turn.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 6, 2019

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Andrew Daley

One Room With A View

Green Dragons is a top notch film - it was just released by the wrong producer.

Rated: 3/5

May 17, 2019

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Revenge boasts Martin Scorsese as an executive producer (and it really does boast - Scorsese's is the first name we see), but the clich-ridden narrative and patchy acting prevent the film from being Chinatown's answer to Goodfellas.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 27, 2016

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michael k

Halfway through I just wonder how scorcese even financed this movie. There's no way he read the script or watched this and thought it was even halfway decent. So many filming cliches. So many corny lines. Just about every scene is 30 seconds too long. We don't need slow mo or a still of scene every shot.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It's refreshing to get Asian representation in a mob flick, at least in North American film. But it's way too cliche and by-the-numbers to leave any lasting impression. It's okay, but most of the characters are pretty unlikeable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/04/20

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Hard to watch, but must. Excellent. Very under-rated.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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camille l

Il est assez difficile à comprendre ce qu'il s'est passé avec Revenge of the Green Dragons. Martin Scorsese qui produit, Andrew Lau qui réalise un thriller de triade chinoise à New York, c'était quasiment l'assurance d'un film réussi. Et pourtant, c'est plutôt l'ennui qui pointe le bout de son nez très vite au lieu de ce qu'on pouvait attendre. Les acteurs sont très médiocres (Justin Chon est très mal casté), les rebondissements déjà vus ici et là et le rythme est totalement anémique malgré l'ampleur et l'ambition de l'histoire maintenue en 95 minutes. On y retrouve juste une bonne performance de Ray Liotta et une ouverture convaincante. Sinon, Revenge of the Green Dragons ressemble plus à un fac-similé d'un film de mafia plutôt qu'à un vrai apport au genre.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Decent film. Good plot. Knowing it roots in fact helps. I wouldnt rave about it to everyone I know, but I never once felt like it was dragging or slow. I liked it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

They stole everything from past mafia films. still entertaining for some reasons.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/30/18

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Synopsis

A Chinese emigrant (Justin Chon) and his best friend (Kevin Wu) rise through the ranks of one of New York's most-powerful street gangs.

Director: Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, Andrew Loo
Producer: Stuart Ford, Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, Allen Bain, Jesse Scolaro, Ara Katz
Screenwriter: Michael Di Jiacomo, Andrew Loo
Distributor: A24
Production Co: 7th Floor, Initial A Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual Assault|Pervasive Language|Sexual Content|Some Drug Use|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 14, 2015
Runtime: 1h 34m

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