https://cinephiliabeyond.org/michael-ciminos-year-of-the-dragon/ Films and Filmmaking Thu, 18 Aug 2016 15:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://cinephiliabeyond.org/michael-ciminos-year-of-the-dragon/#comment-227 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 15:07:00 +0000 http://www.cinephiliabeyond.org/?p=16308#comment-227 great to see some positive reviews for the film.. i dont why it has been subjected to much hate..surely its not a classic but then not all are meant to be classic, some are good commercial films..much of the criticism was attributed to racism of mickey rourke’s character..i found it to be realistic portrayal of a cop..its also one of the most tight script of cimino..total length was 134 mins and the pacing was good..Finally the biggest USP of this film was mickey rourke ‘s acting.. one of the most under rated actors.. many of his 80’s film were box office disappointment.. perhaps his body of work came 10 years later.. had it been 70’s, many of his films like year of dragon, angel heart and johnny handsome would have been more successful at box office..

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