Wonderfully offbeat film!

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

This movie is the story about a man that is passionate about dancing and it's basically his dream to be a ballroom dancer. The director picked a good actor for this role which is Jang Hyuk who is an actor that is passionate no matter what role he takes. And it really shows in this with his dancing and all. I am not a fanatic when it comes to these types of dancing but the build up is good enough to make me care about the protagonist and what he is going through. Especially since his character is very peaceful one. The main plot of this movie revolves around the protagonist named Tay Kwan...Glad there is no "Do" at the end and his relationship with father and his female dancing instructor who is also passionate about dancing. And also bonds with through dancing. But a bit of a conflict comes in when the dancing instructor's ex-boyfriend gets in the picture, although he isn't a real bad guy, he is forceful, aggressive and a bit of a bully. And the character is played by Jason Scott Lee which is another great choice because he brings this presence of masculinity and charisma to make him somewhat likable. Even if his character has a forceful exterior he can be a wuss. Since I believe if a man loves somewhat he should try to win her heart even if there is competitors after that person as well. Instead of trying to bully or try to get rid of the competitors. But that is my thought anyways. Also Tay has a difficult time accomplishing his dream because of financial reasons. Jang Hyuk still slightly speaks English with a bit of Korean accent like in "Please Teach Me English" except not as bad. But because of his circumstance in the movie, it makes it work. This is a good romantic dance movies that has to do with the passion of dancing and a bit of rivalry even if the build up is a bit slow at times. It's a well made movie with some good build up that shows the distance some people would go even if they have to risk a lot to accomplish their dream.7.2/10

This movie is draggy, dour, poorly-scripted, badly-acted and an all round disappointment.Let's talk about the plot. We have loopholes throughout, like how the father of the protagonist knew his address in Singapore, why the money box contained exactly the same amount of won it did twenty years ago, and why Jason Scott Lee (Cheng) would even agree to be part of this trash. The entire plot revolves around some contrived love triangle that is sparked off by Cheng's jealousy of Tae dancing with his wife, which we're led to believe is unacceptable, despite the fact that she's a dance instructor and dance with male students is what she does for a living. So what's a martial arts champion to do about her wavering loyalties? I know, why not challenge him to a martial arts competition, seeing as to how he's a male ballroom dancer and kung fu would be the fairest gauge of who the better man is.Let's talk about the acting. Fann Wong has all of two emotions: sad, and very sad. Jason Scott Lee has all of two emotions: angry, and very angry. Hyuk Jang has all of one emotion: confused. That's five emotions over 111 minutes, over, and over, and over, and over again.Let's talk about the musical score. So you have the constant drone of classical music, which makes the movie extremely draggy. The viewer, fortunately, gets treated to two reprieves from the ubiquitous ballroom dancing soundtrack - once, during a ridiculous choreographed kung fu-off sequence where angry drums are banged, and at the movie's end where the couple actually ballroom dances to a techno remix of Enrique Iglesias' Hero. I can't be making this stuff up.Let's talk about... no, let's just not talk about this movie anymore.

I saw this film yesterday at the cineleasure in Singapore with my whole family to a totally full cinema and my family and the whole audience loved it. This was the second time I had seen the film and I actually appreciated the story and the performances even more on second viewing. The film is beautifully shot and the actors put in a very believable performance. There are many really well crafted scenes especially the scene with Jason Scott Lee being attacked intercut with Jang Hyuk dancing very well done... The film is not an action film but a really well developed emotional drama, with dancing and a martial arts pattern duel which I had never seen before. Very well made film.

Dance of the Dragon is a beautifully-shot film with great performances especially from the leads, Jang Hyuk, Fann Wong and Jason Scott Lee. The story could have been more tightly edited, and more realistic locales could have been used, but generally the film is lensed well with strong characterization. Dialogue bordered on the cheesy/hokey at times though - it could be improved. The soundtrack bordered on the dramatic and could have been rendered more subtly. But generally, what blew me away was the strength of the film through the performances of the cast. They raised the film to a level unprecedented for an international cast and crew. Jang and Fann should see success if this film travels.