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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 55 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: August 1, 2000
- Originally Released: 2000
- Label: Warner Home Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Jet Li & Aaliyah | |
Performer: | Delroy Lindo, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, Edoardo Ballerini, Anthony Anderson, DB Woodside, Françoise Yip, DMX & Tong Lung | |
Directed by | Andrzej Bartkowiak | |
Edited by | Derek Brechin | |
Screenwriting by | Eric Bernt & John Jarrell | |
Composition by | Stanley Clarke & Timbaland | |
Story by | Mitchell Kapner | |
Produced by | Joel Silver & Jim Van Wyck | |
Director of Photography: | Glen MacPherson |
Entertainment Reviews:
The point of the film is kung fu. But, sadly, it doesn't deliver.
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Film4
Rating: 2/4 --
Straight-ahead action would have been more than sufficient.
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San Francisco Chronicle
slick, Joel Silver-produced action movie with a borderline straight to video feel.
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Time Out
Rating: 2.5/5 --
You catch Mr. Li in bite-size chunks instead of the family-style helpings in his other work.
New York Times
It's effective enough.
Salon.com
Rating: C+ --
It's unfortunate that so much of the running time has been given over to the plodding plot about a war between two gangs...
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One Guy's Opinion
...Russell Wong brings a malevolent energetic charm to gang member Kai, while Isaiah Washington exudes taut fury...
Sight and Sound
Product Description:
ROMEO MUST DIE is the story of fathers and sons, of the importance of blood, of star-crossed lovers willing to risk their lives for their love. Two warring families, one Chinese, one African American, are fighting for control of the Oakland waterfront. It's an eye for an eye as members of each gang keep turning up dead--including the son of Ch'u Sing, the Chinese gang leader, which escalates the war to epic proportions. Into this fray comes Han Sing (Jet Li), Ch'u's other son, a cop who has escaped from a Hong Kong prison where he was serving time for not arresting his father and brother. Han soon becomes a little too friendly with Trish O'Day (Aaliyah), the daughter of Isaak O'Day (Delroy Lindo), the leader of the African American gang. The growing romance between Han and Trish parallels the growing body count.
ROMEO MUST DIE is a fast-paced, hip-hop retelling of the classic Shakespeare tale. A thumping soundtrack and wicked special effects--including martial arts battles in which the fighters virtually fly through the air--add to the excitement. Jet Li and Aaliyah turn in fine performances laced with just the right amount of comedy. Director Andrzej Bartkowiak has a keen visual sense--he previously served as cinematographer on such films as THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, SPECIES, and SPEED--that pumps up such standard fare as car chases, prison breaks, and even a pickup football game. The film includes an awesome special effect that reveals a person's skeleton as he dies--it has to be seen to be believed.
ROMEO MUST DIE is a fast-paced, hip-hop retelling of the classic Shakespeare tale. A thumping soundtrack and wicked special effects--including martial arts battles in which the fighters virtually fly through the air--add to the excitement. Jet Li and Aaliyah turn in fine performances laced with just the right amount of comedy. Director Andrzej Bartkowiak has a keen visual sense--he previously served as cinematographer on such films as THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, SPECIES, and SPEED--that pumps up such standard fare as car chases, prison breaks, and even a pickup football game. The film includes an awesome special effect that reveals a person's skeleton as he dies--it has to be seen to be believed.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 21,000
- UPC: 085391812821
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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