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Mood:
Rough Suspenseful Exciting
Plot:
Government Agency Conspiracies Crimes Dishonesty Law Enforcement Police Corruption
Genres:
Action Thriller Crime
Time/Period:
Contemporary 21st Century
Place:
Europe France Paris
Audience:
Boys' Night
Style:
Martial Arts
Attitudes:
Serious Realistic Fast

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Kiss of the Dragon, 2001

Starring: Jet Li, Bridget Fonda

Directed by: Chris Nahon

Written by: Luc Besson

Language: English, French, Mandarin

Country: France, USA

Runtime: 98 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:6.4

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The mood of Kiss of the Dragon is rough, exciting, and suspenseful. The plot centers around a government agency, conspiracies, and law enforcement. It is a thriller, action, and crime movie. Stylistically, Kiss of the Dragon features martial arts. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is fast. Kiss of the Dragon is set in Paris. It happens in contemporary times. It is especially suggested for a boys' night.

Summary of Kiss of the Dragon

The writers of THE FIFTH ELEMENT, Luc Besson (who also directed the Bruce Willis film) and Robert Mark Kamen, have teamed up again to deliver Jet Li in the action thriller KISS OF THE DRAGON. Li stars as Liu Jiuan, a Chinese agent so dedicated to his job that he has no friends, no family, no dreams. He is sent to Paris to help the French police capture a Chinese gangster, but France's top cop, Jeanne-Pierre Richard (Tcheky Karyo), has set Liu up to take the fall for a brutal killing he himself carried out. On the run in a strange city, Liu keeps a low profile until he unwillingly becomes friends with an American hooker, Jessica (Bridget Fonda)--who just happens to hold the key to his innocence. But Richard is always one step ahead of them--he has Jessica's daughter. Li and Fonda make a great team; their relationship is at the core of the film, as neither character has ever been able to put his complete trust in another person before. The action scenes, directed by Corey Yuen, are fast and furious and very violent, featuring mesmerizing moves by Li, especially one involving a billiard ball. Chris Nahon, in his directorial debut, makes excellent use of the location, including numerous shots of famous Parisian landmarks as the bad cops try to machine-gun down Liu in the streets and sewers and on the Seine.