Dragon Eyes (2012)

In St. Jude, drug dealers and corrupt cops have destroyed an urban neighborhood. But newcomer, Hong, has the fighting skills and moral vision to save this town from itself.

Director:

John Hyams

Writer:

Tim Tori (screenplay)

Stars:

Cung Le, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Johnny Holmes

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cung Le	...	Hong
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Tiano
Johnny Holmes	...	Big Jake
Peter Weller	...	Mister V
Sam Medina	...	Biggie
Gilbert Melendez	...	Trey
Adrian Hammond	...	Buyer
Danny Cosmo	...	Junkie
Crystal Mantecon	...	Rosanna
Danny Mora	...	Grandpa George
Arielle Zimmerman	...	Young Woman
Luis Da Silva Jr.	...	Dash
Arturo Palacios	...	Jonsey
Edrick Browne	...	Antoine
Jason Mitchell	...	J-Dog

Storyline

St. Jude Square is a neighborhood living in fear and despair. The dueling gangs of local kingpins Dash and Antuan terrorize the streets and the citizens live without a shred of hope... until mysterious stranger Ryan Hong (Cung Le) arrives in town. He begins to play one gang against the other using his unparalleled martial arts skills, and by calling on the teachings of his brilliant mentor Tiano (Jean-Claude Van Damme) to find the strength to battle back. However, just as he begins to bring the community under control, Hong is confronted by Mr. V, the town's ruthless and corrupt police chief. At first Mr. V is impressed by Hong's skill, but soon sees Hong as a threat to his regime, and the two warriors are locked in a head-to-head battle, pitting the fear and corruption of Mr. V's regime versus the new beginning Hong represents for the people of St. Jude Square.

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | warrior | shotgun | martial arts training | sexuality | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brutal violence, pervasive language, some sexuality/nudity and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

IM Global [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 April 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

A sárkány szeme

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

After Dark Films, Signature Entertainment, Autonomous Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Part of the "Actionfest" brand from After Dark and Joel Silver that also includes "Transit", "Stash House", "Philly Kid" and "El Gringo".

User Reviews

extremely ridiculous screenplay

i'd save 1 star for the some good fighting scenes and van dame's flashing lethal legs kicking. van dame, old but not weak yet, his kicking technique is still one of the best. but this clueless fantasy is one of the worst nightmare any movie wants not to be. a very funny movie also, with crazy sound track effects, sometimes with siren, the alarm that only when earthquake and tsunami hit the coastline or atomic bomb drops and detonates in certain city. this movie is also an ultimate insult to the law enforcement and the legal system. more like a doomsday display. a movie utterly pointless with latino gangbangers, black street gangs, Russian mafia and a police captain playing the last don of the whatever. there are moments also quite funny with camera close-up shots. this is a very ridiculous action movie since i've never seen any movie with such spacious prisoner cell where two prisoners could practice and martial arts training. st. jude? where the hell is it? no guns allowed...yeah, right.