Kiss of the Dragon

REVIEW
Li stars as a Chinese detective assigned to a case in Paris that goes terribly wrong. Turns out he's been set up by a corrupt Parisian cop, with hooker Fonda caught in the middle. Plotwise, this is tepid stuff, but Kiss of the Dragon is graced with Li's charisma and fighting skills. This could have been a bit less mean-spirited, and Fonda certainly could have been given something more to do, but more often than not, the film attempts to deliver, and it's got a very hissable villain to boot (the over-the-top Karyo). But, ultimately, there's got to be more to it than Jet Li kicking and punching a lot.