EIFF 2012: Dragon and The Lorax
In its simplest terms, Dragon (or Wu xia, as it was originally titled) could be described as high-kicking hybrid of David Cronenberg’s A History Of Violence and the BBC’s Sherlock. How so? Well, in terms of the former, the narrative starts with a simple family man (martial arts legend Donnie Yen) whose past is called into question after he kicks the life (quite literally) out of two out-of-town thugs in a moment of local heroism. Though known as a peaceful paper-maker with a wife and two kids, this unexplainable fighting...
Published By: Empire - Friday, 29 June, 2012


