Kiss of the Dragon
Forgive me for posting a review to a (oh no!) popular — probably Hollywood — movie. Recently (mostly due to boredom) I saw Kiss of the Dragon. This is an action movie starring Jet Li and Bridget Fonda. It has quite a lot of martial arts maniacs beating the crap out of each other, and all the traditional stereotypes are there — the soft-spoken Asian guy with a 378th level black belt, the corrupt cop, the prostitute with a heart of gold — it nevertheless manages to be touching or amusing in places, and is the best example of the genre I’ve seen in quite a long time. Worth seeing if you have the time, money and inclination, or have seen everything else of interest lately.
Chris Carter
