Shuang long hui
Metascore
54 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
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  1. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Corliss
    80
    The real fun is in seeing Hong Kong pop cinema at its innocent, crowd-pleasing best. And for Jackie, that goes double.
  2. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Russell Smith
    78
    Rare two-for-one Chan special.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Keith Phipps
    70
    Twin Dragons is still a Chan film, albeit not a great one. As fans have figured out by now, that goes a long way.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Van Gelder
    70
    High-spirited entertainment .
  5. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    63
    Here's Jackie Chan playing twins separated at birth, though not as separated as English is from the actors' lip movements in this silly, speedy, wretched dubbed action goof. [16 April 1999, Life, p.8E]
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  6. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Gene Seymour
    60
    Mindless escape. [12 April 1999, Calendar, p.F-4]
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  7. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    60
    Ticket buyers get two Jackie Chans for the price of one in Twin Dragons, but the pic itself is no great bargain.
  8. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Michael Stewart
    58
    Chan hams it up throughout -- to little avail -- but the final brawl should please fans of his balletic action sequences, that is, if they can endure the full hour of silliness before it.
  9. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Mark Caro
    50
    It's all pretty dumb, but if you're in the mood for this sort of thing, you won't have a bad time. [9 April 1999, Friday, p.F]
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  10. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    50
    An American reissue, with a fresh new soundtrack and all the dialogue dubbed.
  11. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Ron Wells
    50
    If you like Chan's Hong Kong films, you'll like this. Much of the "dramatic" work and dialogue are horrible but the stunt work here is actually superior to many of Chan's films.
  12. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    50
    Action comedy hurriedly cobbled together as a fund-raiser for the Hong Kong Directors' Guild.
  13. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
    40
    As usual, the final fight-scene extravaganza is outstanding, but it’s hardly worth the dreary hour and a half that precedes it.
  14. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    38
    The only worthwhile portion of Twin Dragons is the climactic action sequence, but, to get to that, it's necessary to endure more than an hour of unfunny physical comedy and excruciating verbal interaction.
  15. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    20
    Only die-hard and undemanding Chan fans need apply.

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