the version of Lee here is ripped from popular culture, with him portrayed as a rebellious James Dean type who wants to be a star, and who teaches his students to "kick-ass" without much thought given to the philosophy behind martial arts
"Birth of the Dragon," which merges a fudged version of the facts with lazy whirling iconography, is neither a compelling biographical drama nor an exciting martial-arts bash
by Chris Bumbray [JoBlo.com ]
