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Name: Birth of the Dragon
Released: 2017-8-25
Cast: Philip Wan-Lung Ng, Yu Xia, Xing Jin, Jingjing Qu, Ron Yuan

Birth of the Dragon

PG-13
1h 35m
2017

25%

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In the world of martial arts, there is one man above all: Bruce Lee. In 1960s San Francisco, Lee (Phillip Ng) was young, hungry and looking for an opportunity to make a name for himself. That opportunity came when the legendary Shaolin monk, Wong Jack Man (Xia Yu) came into town to observe the state of kung fu in America. Lee challenges Wong to a fight, one that would change the history of martial arts forever.

Director:

George Nolfi

Producer:

Michael London, Janice William, James Hong Pang, Leo Shi Young, Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson

Writer:

Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Michael Dorgan

Cast:

Philip Wan-Lung Ng, Yu Xia, Xing Jin, Jingjing Qu, Ron Yuan, Billy Magnussen

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

25%

Reviews

Radio Times

Jamie Healy

The story may descend into feel-good fantasy by the finish, but Corey Yuen's exciting fight choreography gives this unashamedly mainstream entertainment some convincing action chops.

The key to a strong punch is the force and willingness to follow through, but Birth of the Dragon is so limp that it crumples on impact.

Alas, this inspired-by-fact tale does little to inspire or enlighten and only very occasionally enlivens. A squandered opportunity.

Overall, while Birth of a Dragon showcases Ng and Yu's talents and great action scenes that are sure to win over martial arts fans, having a Caucasian drive a story about two Asian martial artists just feels like a cinematic cop-out.

Bruce Lee is presented as too full of himself, condescending, occasionally superficial, and in general, immature

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