
REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS follows two immigrant brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) who survive the impoverished despair of New York in the 1980s by joining Chinatown gang "The Green Dragons". The brothers quickly rise up the ranks, drawing the unwanted attention of hard-boiled city cops. After an ill- fated love affair pits Sonny against his own brother, he sets out for revenge on the very gang who made him who he is.... (Full plot summary below)
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REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS follows two immigrant brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) who survive the impoverished despair of New York in the 1980s by joining Chinatown gang "The Green Dragons". The brothers quickly rise up the ranks, drawing the unwanted attention of hard-boiled city cops. After an ill- fated love affair pits Sonny against his own brother, he sets out for revenge on the very gang who made him who he is.
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| We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoRevenge Of The Green Dragons sorely misses a "true story" backbone that's removed in favor of flashy, synthetic action. And even those moments foolishly go up in smoke. |
| Movie ChambersPaul ChambersThe self-inflating tale of two immigrant brothers, who join a Chinatown gang as kids, falls woefully short of significance, despite being executive produced by Martin Scorsese. |
| Reel Talk OnlineCandice Frederick... a solid crime drama that presents an alternative to the typical American gangster film often about a white man wreaking havoc. |
| Under the RadarJennifer ChangRevenge of the Green Dragons is an engaging and ruthless tale about the cycle of violence. |
| honeycuttshollywood.comKirk HoneycuttWhat made Martin Scorsese attach his name to this rubbish? |
| The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloMost of the pleasure in Green Dragons comes simply from the opportunity to watch some underused actors dig into meatier parts than they’re usually offered. |
| The PlaylistNikola GrozdanovicLoo and Lau’s Dragons is too busy reveling in tilted angles, music video editing, mind-numbingly clichéd dialogue, wooden acting and a one-dimensional story about brotherhood. |
| Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiFredric Dannen's reportage, which appeared in a 1992 issue of the New Yorker and serves as the film's basis, contains lurid details that leap off the page in a cinematic way. The "Dragons" script by Michael Di Jiacomo and co-director Andrew Loo preserves many, but few register on-screen. |
| Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreViolent, generic, not awful, but nothing more than that. |
| Slant MagazineChuck BowenLike Better Luck Tomorrow, it tries to cut cool-movie poses under the pretense of providing an alternative racial viewpoint to typical genre tropes. |