Dance of the Dragon
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Current user rating: 76/100 (7 votes)
Profile
- Movie: Dance of the Dragon
- Chinese: 龙之舞
- Director: John Radel, Max Mannix
- Writer: John Radel, Max Mannix
- Producer:
- Cinematography:
- Release Date: 2008
- Runtime: 111 min.
- Language: English
- Country: Singapore
Plot
Determined to become a ballroom dancer, country boy KWAN farewells his disapproving father and journeys to a renowned studio in Singapore to train under his idol EMI, a former champion.
A fish out of water, Kwan struggles to survive in the big city, and having taught himself to dance solely from instructional videos he's the worst student at the studio. Emi however recognizes his passion and hidden talent. When the other students shun Kwan as a partner for the looming ballroom dancing championships, Emi steps in and romance blossoms.
However, Emi's ex boyfriend CHENG, the reigning kung fu champion, refuses to let her go and fuelled by jealousy forces Kwan to accept a challenge, a show down of furious martial arts routines, with the loser leaving town, and Emi for good.
Cast
- Jason Scott Lee - Cheng
- Fann Wong - Emi
- Hyuk Jang - Tay
- Jason Chan - Lee
- Kay Tong Lim - Li Bao
Film Festivals
- 2008 (28th) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 9th-19th
CAGOME Says:
May 14 2010 3:48 pm
DEAR JANG HYUK,YOU ARE MY FAVORITE ACTOR AND I LOVE ALL YOURS MOVIES!YOU ARE NUMBER ONE!ROMANIA(IN EUROPE) LOVE YOU!BEST DANCER! LOVE YOUR STYLE!AND YOURS MARTIAL ART!NICE BODY!
Nalyah Says:
Jun 16 2009 10:28 am
It was an interesting and touchy story, although especially for people who really fancy dancing since it was such a big part of the plot. It was definitely worth seeing how much one must sacrifice and be challenged in order to follow one's dreams and become a dancer. The main character comes from the countryside where all that counts is 'real' work/job, not the 'dreamy' one. He struggles throughout the movie knowing that chasing his dreams will break his family's hearts, yet he decides to pursue his dream.
I really liked the performance of the main characters and visuals of the movie: lights effects and different moods settings. In some ways I wasn't really convinced by the realism of the boyfriend character (the marital art champion or something). It also took quite a while before the story evolved.