Enter the Dragon
Golden Harvest Company | Release Date: August 19, 1973 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
83
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
Enter the Dragon goes far beyond the philosophical, of course. Its best sequences, and the only real reason for seeing it again, involve Lee's phenomenal physical and emotional presence. Read full review
100
SalonDavid Lazarus
Bruce Lee was the Fred Astaire of chop-socky, and Enter the Dragon represents his finest work. Read full review
91
The A.V. ClubTom Breihan
Even though the movie was, in a lot of ways, a glorious mess, it turned out to be a huge success on just about every level. Read full review
91
Entertainment WeeklyKeith Staskiewicz
A sequestered island, a slinky score, a villain with a secret scheme and a deadly prosthesis — it’d be good, cheesy fun even without the centerpiece fight sequences. Read full review
90
IGNAndy Patrizio
If you want plot and thespian displays, well, look elsewhere. For action, you can't top this film.
90
The Hollywood ReporterAlan R. Howard
Bruce Lee's last movie is the only one that gives him the star treatment he deserved. His charismatic presence is remarkable in Enter the Dragon, and it's a shame he didn't have the chance to become the great, unique star he seemed destined to be. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Action superstar Bruce Lee's consensus best movie and biggest international hit. Lee is a secret agent inflitrating a sinister island kung fu kingdom, battling John Saxton, Jim Kelly and the nefarious martial arts lord Shih Fien in famous set-pieces like the hall of mirror showdown. Read full review
80
EmpireIan Nathan
It's not a great film, but Lee's superhuman skills make it an occasionally jaw-dropping experience. Read full review
80
TimeJay Cocks
The movie can be flat-out fun, a sort of carnival of combat that can turn even a sophisticated audience into a group of gawking kids at a Saturday matinee. Read full review
80
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Film carries all the explosive trappings that make for a hit in its intended market and is glossed with a melodramatic narrative to take full advantage of its theme. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Ripping entertainment overall, with just enough meat for amateur sociologists. Read full review
80
The New YorkerPauline Kael
The slender, swift Bruce Lee was the Fred Astaire of martial arts, and many of the fights that could be merely brutal come across as lighting-fast choreography.
75
Slant MagazineChris Cabin
The lack of sentimentality helps focus the viewer on what the film depicts exceptionally well, namely wanton bad behavior and enthralling, wall-to-wall ass-kicking. Read full review
70
The New York TimesHoward Thompson
The picture is expertly made and well‐meshed; it moves like lightning and brims with color. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Nobody shows much evidence of acting ability, and the script is full of holes. Nonstop action is what these films are about, and that's what you get here. Read full review
50
Time Out
Worth seeing for Lee, but still unforgivably wasteful of his talents. Read full review
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