Review of Year of the Dragon (1985) by Paul Attanasio for Washington Post — 11 Oct 2000
Cimino's instincts are right -- the movie is outsized, and it needs baroque dialogue; you get the sense that he'd recognize the right dialogue if he heard it. But when he actually has to come up with it, the result is a series of outrageous hooters: "I've got scar tissue on my soul"; "I carried the cross with you, in Brooklyn and in Queens.
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This review of Year of the Dragon (1985) was written by Paul Attanasio and published by Washington Post on 11 Oct 2000.
Year of the Dragon has generally received positive reviews.
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