Review of Birth of the Dragon (2017) by Eddie S — 24 Aug 2017

Good Kung fu flick! Bruce Lee is not in this movie... it's 2017!! Great start to remake the Bruce Lee classics. Story was never dull or boring, pleasant surprise.

This review of Birth of the Dragon (2017) was written by Eddie S on 24 Aug 2017.

Birth of the Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Frank Ochieng (928) for The Critical Movie Critics (78) on 07 Nov 2018

Sadly, Birth of the Dragon does not shed any considerable revelations on the aura of Bruce Lee…

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By Kash C (8) on 18 Feb 2018

I saw this movie and woooow amazing!!!!! Philip Ng really does do justice playing Bruce lee! I would watch this movie againa dna gain…

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By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 23 Feb 2018

The film's lively inventions pay off, however, when we reach the epic showdown and Lee's fists of fury come up against Wong's serene Shaolin…

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By Tim Coleman (10) for Total Film (3,532) on 27 Feb 2018

In the hands of director George Nolfi, what could have been a fascinating insight into street versus classical martial arts instead becomes…

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By Jason R (1,823) on 15 Nov 2017

Good story. I hope it was mainly true. Love Bruce Lee movies. Thought actor did a good job acting like Bruce Lee…

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By Dean B (197) on 10 Nov 2017

Even though it's a ridiculous and cheap Brucesploitation pic, Birth of the Dragon exemplifies how movies about influential people of color…

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By Cindy L (153) on 02 Oct 2018

For some reason the film feels short , I don't know if that's good or bad…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 23 Feb 2018

It doesn't offer much enjoyable action, and doesn't convince in any way as a picture of what Lee's life was really like…

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By Edward Porter (366) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 25 Feb 2018

I sometimes felt more like I was watching the pilot episode of a 1980s TV show -- a cheap action-adventure series in which the cheerful kung-fu…

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By Bill B (2,505) on 21 Nov 2017

Look at these critics speaking like they personally knew Bruce Lee....a true fan will know by his interviews and speaking/fighting style that…

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