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Actors: Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tcheky Karyo
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Kiss of the Dragon |
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An Asian cop goes to Paris to work with the local police. They have to apprehend a drug dealer. The plan starts to go well, but one of the cops kills the drug dealer and a prostitute. The police then frame the Asian cop. However, he steals evidence that proves the French police were responsible and goes on the run. He meets a prostitute that was there and discovers that her daughter was kidnapped by the corrupt French cop. They then try to save her daughter and clear his name.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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Liu Jian (Li) is sent to Paris to assist in the apprehenion of a Chinese drug lord and his unknown French connection. The mission goes wrong with Jian framed for the murder of the drug lord. The mysterious French connection is Richard (Karyo), the head of the local vice squad. It is he who has arranged all this intrigue. What he hadn't planned on is for his men to fail to stop the surveillance tape while he is killing the drug lord and for Jian to get the tape showing it. Things are made more confusing by the presence of Jessica -- a farm girl turned hooker who was at the murder (although puking in the bathroom at the time). Richard is keeping her drugged up and holding her daughter captive to ensure Jessica continues to work for him. Jian has to clear his name and find a way to get out of France without getting killed.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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Jet Li fights off a French crime gang headed by Tchecky Karyo with the help of prostitute Bridget Fonda. With martial arts skills and a knowledge of Karyo's ways, Li and Fonda strive to break up the gang and save Fonda's daughter.
--Angela Allan, Resident Scholar
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Modern day movie starring Jet Li and Bridget Fonda. Jet Li is an accused Chinese law enforcer whose only weapon, against evil corrupt French law officers, is Wushu, Chinese acupuncture, and his smarts. Li's character must find the true criminals before it's too late.
--Yun, Resident Scholar
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Action flick starring Jet Li as a Chinese investigator framed for a murder and he must find the man to clear his name. Along the way he meets up with Jessica (Fonda), a prostitute and the only one who could help save him.
--Brian Oliver, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Kiss of the Dragon |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 60%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 22.5%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 17.5%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- catching/stopping killer
- criminal kidnappers
Combat acrobatics/martial arts?
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- law enforcement gone bad
- drug dealers
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals portrayed sympathetically on the run
Kind of movie
- traditional karate
- combat acrobatics/bullet time
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
City?
Yes
City:
- Dirty, grimy (like New York)
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- sewers/subways
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- mission to rescue
- mental battles
- karate chop
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- poisoning
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
- Some foul language
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Rap/hip-hop
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