Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Paul Magne Haakonsen "Heart of the Dragon" is perhaps one of the more 'honest' of movies from Jackie Chan, as it is based on the action and the acting, and it doesn't have the usual slapstick comedy that we all love from him. His performance in this movie was entirely serious and I will also say that this is one of the more 'raw' and brutal of his movies. Why? Well because you get to see him shoot and kill someone, kill someone with a machete, and stab someone with a crowbar. Yeah, not the usual hit and knock-down Chan material.That being said, then it should also be said that "Heart of the Dragon" is driven by a great storyline. Sammo Hung did a great job with this storyline. It is about Tat (played by Jackie Chan) who is on the Hong Kong police force (yeah, been seen before, duh!) and he is taking care of his mentally challenged brother Dodo (played by Sammo Hung). Tat is struggling with his career and having to take care of his brother. They get tangled up in a robbery and Dodo ends up kidnapped and Tat have to hand over a captured robber in switch for his brother.What is so great about this storyline is that it is held in a very realistic sense and it is nicely told, really helping you immerse yourself into the story and get to grow with the characters and get to know them. The story is driven by the acting performances, and not the action, which is a great element here. And it should be said that both Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung do great jobs with their roles. But the supporting cast is also doing great jobs. And as an extra treat, then to us familiar with Hong Kong cinema, there is a couple of familiar faces to be seen here and there throughout the movie."Heart of the Dragon" is from 1985, and only three years later Hollywood put out "Rain Man" which seem to have a lot of elements from this movie. Coincidence? Watch the movie and make your own call on that.This movie is a great addition to any fan of Jackie Chan's DVD collection. I have always put off seeing the movie up till now, which was a mistake on my side, because this is one of Jackie's better movies, and it is nice to see him out of the usual slapstick comedy element.

TheHande As fun as the story of a retarded person who acts like a child played by Sammo Hung would sound, it just doesn't work. The film is neither light-hearted nor up-lifting and is more embarrassing than anything. Not just to Jackie Chan, not just to Sammo Hung but to pretty much everyone involved with the movie. The film goes from depressing to down right suicide inducing without the slightest sign of levity.The film's tear-jerking moments are more likely to cause sporadic and hysterical fits of laughter simply because these scenes are so over-blown with hammy acting. The film drags the viewer down with it because at no point does the story seem to be going in a more uplifting direction. Add to this the unnecessary violence of the final act and we have a film that just isn't pleasing to watch.While I'm sure Chan and Hung did this film with the best of intentions, it's just another horrible Hong Kong film that just doesn't work.

Rejoicen I enjoyed this movie, but that's because I'm a big fan of Jackie Chan, so if your not, it may not be a good idea to go and see it. Also, this movie is for those who like martial art movies no matter the quality or when it was made, and where. It was set in Hong Kong, made is the 80s obviously, but is also set in the 80s. So high quality can not be expected, and if you can look passed it it can be an enjoyable movie. This movie is about a guy who's a police officer (Jackies character) who takes care of his mentally ill brother. They set up the brother relationship in this movie pretty well, and Jackies acting goes a little bit passed what most people are used to. (I've seen many of his movies and it's the first time I've ever seen him cry) This movie is not funny like many of his movies out there, but its not to serious either. There two pretty good fight scenes, one right in the first 2 minutes of the movie, and one near the end. There are small brawls in between, but they are not really big. The movie is mostly story though, so the fighting is pretty much what I said it was. So if your looking for action packed Jackie Chan movie, this is probably not it. But if you are a fan, and want to try something maybe a little different then what you are used to, then this one may be a good one to see.

Mitora-san "Heart of Dragon" (aka. Long de Xin) is a very warm, poignant, sad, funny and even interesting movie. Much more interesting and humanistic than ANYTHING Hollywood can pull out of their rears.It is about a member of a police squadron(Jackie) who has to take care of his autistic brother (Sammo) and protect him from any harm.However, if Jackie wants anything accomplished, he needs to help his brother to shape up, stand up to yourself and be independant. There are also a few action sequences and Comedy in there to balance out the tear-jerking and angst as well. And the song "Sui Hoh Seung Yi Hoisong" (Who could be dependant for so long?), sung by HK-pop songstress, Noi So is very touching and beautifully done.If you have the chance, please see "Long de Xin"! It is a very influencing film.