40
Too bad the filmmakers -- and here's where the American part comes in -- decided the movie had to have some heart, too.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
60
New Times (L.A.) by Andy Klein
Will probably please hard-core action fans who have become inured to plot idiocies, but it remains a terrible waste of talent.
100
San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Graham
It is not merely a thriller but a shocker. It will separate hard-core Jet Li followers from the fair-weather fans.
75
Miami Herald by Charles Savage
The Hollywood action genre, sliding into a lazy dependence on computer-generated fakery, needs this authentic kick to the head delivered by Jet Li.
63
New York Daily News by Jami Bernard
The action scenes, including one on that tourist sightseeing staple, the Bateau Mouche, were directed by Cory Yuen with some creative touches, including a hail of chopsticks during a fight in a restaurant kitchen.
70
Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan
The non-fighting parts of Kiss of the Dragon are, despite the presence of co-star Bridget Fonda, completely non-compelling. It's a proud convention in films like this for fans to mark time during exposition, waiting patiently for the action to start up again, and Kiss is very much in that tradition.
38
Li is powerless when the film slows to a crawl to provide a little drama.
50
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
The story is formulaic, but this brutal, fast-paced thriller makes excellent use of Li's martial arts prowess.
67
Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
This is a garish, rocket-fueled slice of popcorn mayhem, and the perfect antidote to this summer's limp action lineup.
40
Washington Post by Stephen Hunter
Offers just about a kill a minute, but less than a thrill a minute.