“Heart Of Dragon” (also known as “Heart of the Dragon” and “Heart Of A Dragon”), is a rather entertaining film that manages to be heart-warming as well as action-packed. The movie stars Sammo Hung (“Enter The Fat Dragon”) and Jackie Chan (“Rush Hour”, “Police Story”) and both give surprisingly powerful performances.

In “Heart Of Dragon”, Chan plays Tat Fung, a cop that dreams of being a sailor. However, he is stuck caring for Dodo (Sammo Hung), his mentally handicapped brother. Everywhere Dodo goes, he seems to get into some form of trouble. Dodo even manages to get himself mixed up with violent gangsters so Tat must risk his career and his life for his brother.

Sammo Hung is really the star of the movie. Despite being a martial arts star, we don’t really see him do any fighting here. He’s very believable as an adult with severe learning difficulties. Chan is really good and does his usual fighting but he also has some time for some more emotive moments. The relationship between the brothers is really moving (especially for a martial arts flick). These two have worked together on many films but this one feels a little different from their other pairings such as “Dragons Forever”. The bad guys are okay.

“Heart Of Dragon” features some great fight scenes and a spectacular vehicle chase but it’s the slower moments that actually leave the bigger impact. A lot of people dismiss Chan’s acting abilities but here, he balances the exciting action with a strong performance. It’s not quite as exciting as “Who Am I?” or the “Police Story” movies but those that are less fond of action movies might find this one to be a great gateway because it does have more drama mixed in. If you are a fan of Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, you really need to see this one.