Around the time this was made these type of films were a dime a dozen in Hong Kong. It contains a solid cast with Andy Lao, Max Mox.and Alex Tam as the leads in another film about brothers in the bleak crime underworld of Hong Kong. Norman Chu and the rapist guy from Brother Of Darkness and Daughters Of Darkness 1 and 2 are the main baddies here. Dragon Family is another entry to the heroic Bloodshed genre and another movie heavily influenced or imitating A Better Tommorrow. This film, while not too original was certainly well done with good acting and highly emotional scenes. The action is great and totally insane, the plot, bleak and uncompromising and the building of plot and characters is excellent. The problem with the film was the market was flooded with similar fare. With all of John Woo's work , similar genre fare like Return Engagement and Hero Of Tommorrow, it's hard for Dragon. Family to stand out.. However, these type.of films are not made anymore and are greatly missed. Dragon Family is great action drama, that is.melodramatic, bloody and brutal flick that doesn't have Chow Yun Fat in it ( but it certainly helps).
