Heart of the Dragon (1985)
A flawed, but touching drama, Heart of the Dragon is an interesting change of pace for Jackie Chan, and Sammo Hung. Although far from one of the better films to come out of the team Jackie and Sammo, it did earn some prestige for both of them, as Chan was nominated for best actor, and Hung for best director at that year’s Hong Kong Film Awards.
Jackie plays a cop who is faced with the challenge of having to care for his mentally handicapped older brother who is portrayed by Sammo Hung. The action doesn’t really kick in until Sammo is kidnapped by gangsters and Chan is forced go into hero mode. The bulk of the movie is dramatic in nature and the film actually works best with those elements, not the action, which seems tacked on, and slightly forced too.
Heart of the Dragon is not necessarily a bad movie, but it is not exactly a great one either, and it probably will not appeal to most of Jackie Chan’s fans. That said, it is rather worthy of a look though, if for no other reason than to see a surprising turn from the two stars.
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