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Enter the Dragon

1973

Robert Clouse

Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Ahna Capri, Sek Kin ...

7.0

29,272

Action Hong Kong circa 1973. Lee, a member of a Shaolin Temple, is a master of the physical and spiritual disciplines of the martial arts, and is being visited by Braithwaite, a British law officer. Lee has been invited to a tri-annual martial arts tournament held on an island owned by Han, a reclusive billionaire who was once a member of the Temple but has now become a renegade. Braithwaite believes Han uses his tournaments as cover for ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"It's not a great film, but Lee's superhuman skills make it an occasionally jaw-dropping experience (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"Ripping entertainment overall, with just enough meat for amateur sociologists."	POS
United States	Chris Cabin Slant	"Robert Clouse works the material for efficiency and optimum thrill, while providing a buoyant visual style to the action (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Variety	"[It] is glossed with a melodramatic narrative to take full advantage of its theme (...) Gilbert Hubbs’ fluid photography is interesting"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Bruce Lee classic still delivers a lethal blow (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Almar Haflidason BBC	"'Enter The Dragon' marked a new high point in Bruce's ability to marry brilliant choreography with dynamic shooting styles."	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Radio Times	"[Lee] is at his balletic, brilliant best in this kung fu classic (...) (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Masterpiece"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Worth seeing for Lee, but still unforgivably wasteful of his talents."	NEU
United States	Tom Breihan AV Club	[It] offered plenty of clues where action movies would go in the years ahead"	POS

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