Revenge of the Green Dragons 2014

Critics score:
9 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Justin Chang, Variety: This crudely made thriller plays like a stilted Cantonese riff on organized-crime cliches, substituting blood and brutality for novelty or insight. Read more

Mike D'Angelo, AV Club: [A] generic, nondescript gangster saga. Read more

Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter: The bullets and knives fly thick and fast in a way bound to push the buttons of fans of mindless violence, but there's something missing here that keep these gangsters from blasting their way into great tradition of anti-heroes. Read more

Martin Tsai, Los Angeles Times: The representation of Asian American men as hot-blooded toughies in the film does put a dent in the omnipresent nerdy eunuch stereotype and the model-minority myth. Read more

Jordan Hoffman, New York Daily News: This crime drama wants to be a Chinese-American "Goodfellas," but it ends up just looking bad. Read more

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times: What initially feels like brash energy peters out until what's left mainly evokes pretty ordinary gangster movies. Read more

Michael Nordine, Village Voice: Green Dragons wants to be spaghetti with marinara, but it's closer to egg noodles and ketchup. Read more