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    by Sgt. T




"Lethal Weapon 4" was produced by Joel Silver, with choreography by Corey Yuen Kwai, and stars Jet Li going up against Glover and Gibson. Now Joel Silver uses Jet Li as his lead actor in "Romeo Must Die", after his introduction to your everyday western audiences who may have not seen any of Jet Li's HK productions. Jet stars as an ex-cop that escapes prison in China in order to investigate his brother's murder. This leads him to America, where he must find the answers as his father's gang is embroiled in a war with Delroy Lindo's gang. Asians versus African-Americans with a hip-hop atmosphere! Very ambitious.

I actually enjoyed the film as a whole. Some of what Silver was shooting for worked and some things didn't. I thought the talented supporting cast did an excellent job in this film. Aaliyah in her first acting role was cute and funny. Isaiah "Drum Line" Washington turned in a convincing portrayal as Delroy Lindo's right hand man. Anthony Anderson was the comic relief, and Russell Wong was an excellent gang lieutenant for the Asian gang headed by Jet's father. I even liked DMX's line about guns don't kill, people do. What did not work was the limited use of Jet Li's fighting ability in the film. The x-ray sequences of breaking bones were annoying, but I guess if it worked in Sonny Chiba's "Street Fighter", why not here? I also thought the growing relationship between Jet and Aaliyah could have developed more. They could have at least let the man kiss her! Jet did his best in his second English-speaking role but he did seem limited by the script and his command of the English language at the time of this film.

With all this said, the total package for the script was entertaining in this mix of hip-hop stars and martial arts. Recommended for hip-hop fans, Joel Silver action fans, and Jet Li completists only.

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NSorry Sarge, but I'm non-compliant. Aside from the hippity-hop garbage and uninspiring story, the film ultimately fails in the action. The sloppiest wire fu ever concieved and it made no sense to put it in a film of this nature. And the x-ray scenes suck!slave 2 (the ressurection)
YI thought Romeo Must Die was just ok. I actually enjoyed the soundtrack more than the film. Good review.AH1706
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    by slave 2 (the ressurection)


Quite possibly my most incoherent review ever!

There are no amount of words to describe my sheer, astronomical antipathy for this wasted piece of ass, so I will leave you with this in mind: !@#$ THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AGREE?READER COMMENTSAUTHOR
NNot a complete zero, granted the special effects sucked sometimes but Aaliyah and the whole cast did a good job with the material at hand.Sgt. T
YZero stars is right!JAY LEE
YI wouldn't go to zero stars, but this movie is a huge waste of the performers' talent, made by functionaries with no faith in it.Jeffrey Frawley
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    by MS54473


Loved it!!! Nothing more needs be said. Loved it!!!
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    by TheDenizen


DMX needs to stay the hell out of martial arts movies. Jet Li + rappers = crummy flick.
AGREE?READER COMMENTSAUTHOR
YThe filmmakers had no faith in their hugely talented star to hold the screen on his own. Jet Li is not comfortable with love stories or hip hop culture. He's a Chinese warrior: How about letting him do Chinese warrior roles?Jeffrey Frawley
YI hate the notion that rap and martial arts is a harmonization. Keep all rap artist out of movies.slave 2 (the ressurection)
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    by Bastard Ronin




The firehose fight. Keep this thought in mind should you decide to purchase this crap nugget. This movie is just weak. The acting and dialog in this flick are horrid and as many others have stated the x-ray scenes were more than unnecessary. But what about the fight scenes? Balls. Everytime they start to get going and pick up some momentum they just bottom out culminating with some ridiculous, physics- defying line work or previously noted x-ray sequences. Russell Wong was actually one of the best things about this flick but even he wasn't utilized to his full potential. That cat needs more work. The redeeming trait of this sad little crap burger is, as I previously mentioned, a fight scene in which Jet Li takes on a bunch of guys while he is wielding a firehose using a Wushu rope dart style. I don't want to say that this scene makes the whole crappy flick worth it but kinda'. If you are a Jet Li completist then you will have to get this movie for this scene alone. I did. It honestly pains me any time that I have to give a Jet film under 3 stars but it happens (rarely). Half a star for Russell Wong, half a star for Aaliyah being drop dead gorgeous and one full star for the firehose fight scene. Thanks for reading and stay into trouble.
AGREE?READER COMMENTSAUTHOR
Ythe people who made this movie should die! :)slave 2 (the ressurection)
YI agree. This movie is waaay too tame to be worthwhile. This one is even eschewed by completists.MS10197
YYeah, this is truly bad! And I love when movies are supposed to be set in L.A. or New York, and you can see the beautiful Canadian mountain ranges of Vancouver in the background. Rumblein the Bronx, im' looking at you too!JAY LEE
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    by mike lee


Great Jet Li first American film, need a bit more fights. Jet should not forget what made him famous, so he should stick to what he does best: fight, action please!
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    by Iron Mantis


Romeo Must Die is a movie that is highly flawed, but if you actually bother to pay attention to the small details in the plot it is still enjoyable. This is the type of movie which could be a much better film if it were re-edited: for example, cutting out the x-ray vision scenes, and definitely leaving some of the dialogue in the scene where Trish O'day's brother is smoking weed with his girlfriend/wife/friend/person. In fact, it was the horrible acting job of the guy who played Trish's brother (I can't remember his name) that largely weighed down this film.

Enjoy the film, but don't expect any classic action sequences.

AGREE?READER COMMENTSAUTHOR
YI agree about the editing, this film could have been a lot better. However, I believe Joel Silver felt that casting Jet Li with Hip-Hop culture stars would at least have DMX and Aliayah fans help balance the receipts at the box office.Sgt. T
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    by Cinema!


This should be called the people responsible for making this movie must die.

This was Jet's first all English speaking role, and it's obvious he spent a lot of time learning the script. Too bad the writers didn't provide him with suitable reading material. One of the so called special effects is showing people as they would be seen in an xray so when they die you get to see which bones were crushed. Oh goodie. That's something I have always wanted to see.

The "plot" and I use that word reluctantly involves two large gang famalies seemingly sharing Oakland, but always plotting and scheming for new ways to grow more influential.

Jet is really wasted in this film and in the role. If you like Jet and martial arts in US movies avoid this one and see The One or Kiss Of The Dragon.

AGREE?READER COMMENTSAUTHOR
YI've seen Jet Li in worse films ("Dr. Wai..." definitely, "Kung Fu Cult Hero" and "The Master" probably), but this is the start of a terrible marriage between Li and American producers.Jeffrey Frawley
Ylike being killed. slave 2 (the ressurection)
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    by mark wright


Pile of poo! "Kiss Of The Dragon" is everthing this movie should have been.
AGREE?READER COMMENTSAUTHOR
NKiss of the Dragon was almost as awful as this.TheDenizen
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