Part 4 of the Bruce Lee Retrospective Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of ENTER THE DRAGON.

Although he had become quite famous and successful in the years before, there is certainly no doubt that the release of "Enter the Dragon" marks the greatest triumph in the career of Bruce Lee, as well as the greatest tragedy as it would be his final film before he died at the age of only 32. Nevertheless, even after all these years "Enter the Dragon" remains one of his most influential and most popular works , inspiring films such as the highly successful "John Wick"-franchise and many more. Despite it being relatively low budget, its aesthetics among other features make it feel like a big budget-production, which is also due to the narrative bearing some resemblance to popular James Bond-movies. It is also a feature telling a story about the encounter of East and West, and about the birth of a new kind of hero, which big budget Hollywood seems to have forgotten about.

Bruce Lee plays Lee, a highly-trained martial artist from Hong Kong, whose mentor, a Shaolin monk, persuades him to attend a certain martial arts-tournament, organized by another former student of the temple, a wealthy man named Han (Shih Kien), whose moral corruption and crimes have soiled the reputation of the temple. At the same time, Lee is also approached by a US-American agency who suspect Han to be the head of a human trafficking and drug ring and want Lee to be their undercover agent. Additionally, when Lee hears about Han's involvement in the death of his sister many years ago, he accepts the invitation to the remote island where the tournament will take place.

Aside from Lee, many other athletes from all around the world are on their way to the tournament, such as Roper (John Saxon), who desperately need the price money to pay back his debts, and Williams (Jim Kelly), who aims to represent his home dojo. However, it soon becomes apparent to all of them that behind the luxurious and elegant facade, Han hides his real businesses, which turns out to be more devious and cruel as suspected, and while Lee starts his investigation, Han uses the tournament to find out whether one of the fighters might be the right man to represent his interest overseas.

— Rouven Linnarz, Asian Movie Pulse