| Year Of The Dragon (1985) Cast:Mickey Rourke,John Lone,Ariane,Raymond J Barry Mickey stars as a polish cop sent to a new beat where he squares off against John Lone and his gangsters after the murder of a high profile buisnessman (They were behind it.) in this controversial and well thought out thriller that is a lot better then you would think thanks to great acting and well mounted actionscenes. The movie delivers a subtle message about Vietnam vets and rascism in general and Mickey Rourke shows a knack for the actionscenes that are done with style and energy, All though this movie is somewhat controversial the movie deserves a look for the overall entertainment it delivers, And Rourke not only has talent for action but comedy as well, some of his scenes are intentionally hilarious. If anything this movie is, is a little too complicated for it's own good and some of the acting (more on that later) is bad....yet YOD is a decent movie in it's own right. Mickey is in top notch form and the film is a overall winner however a few flaws are evident. Like the plotholes and the charicacter played by Ariane (Who is very wooden) but these small glitches don't grind the film down too much and YOTD is a solid movie that is well worth your time..D.Michael Cimino *** |