Review of Year of the Dragon (1985) by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 15 Oct 1997
Director Michael Cimino turned YEAR OF THE DRAGON, an engrossing novel by Robert Daley, into a confused, overlong, preachy, and at times downright annoying crime epic with a wholly unsympathetic main character played by the totally miscast Mickey Rourke.
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This review of Year of the Dragon (1985) was written by Pauline Kael and published by The New Yorker on 15 Oct 1997.
Year of the Dragon has generally received positive reviews.
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