Kiss of the Dragon Movie Review 2001

Li is Chinese super-cop Liu who is sent to Paris to help stop a Chinese drug lord. Once there, he learns that the cop, Richard (Karyo), he was sent to help is actually running the drug ring, and has set Liu up for the dealer's murder. Fonda is the hooker/addict who helps Lui in order to free herself and her daughter from Richard. Spectacular action sequences, as well as Li's martial art skills and charisma more than make up for a pretty lame script which is little more than connective tissue anyway. Besson and Li co-produced the feature debut of director Nahon, who comes from the video/commercials world.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.
Originally from French, United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Martial Arts, Paris, The Wrong Man, Frame-Ups, Oldest Profession, Rogue Cops

Screenplay

Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen

Cast

Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tcheky Karyo, Burt Kwouk

Cinematography

Thierry Arbogast

Director

Chris Nahon

Music

Craig Armstrong

Other

Vincent Tulli, Marco Cave, Pierre Bechir, Annie Thiellement, Jacques Bufnoir

Producer

Luc Besson, Jet Li, Steve Chasman, Happy Walters, Europa, Quality Growth International Ltd., Current & Immortal Entertainment, Canal Plus, 20th Century-Fox