Romeo Must Die (UK)

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In a world of vicious rivalries and violent betrayals only one thing is sure
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 110 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
They`ve got the weapons. They`ve got the posses. And they`ve got no chance against former Hong Kong cop Han Sing.

Gravity-warping martial arts, cool visual effects and an all-star music track combine in this revved-up action movie from producer Joel Silver (The Matrix) and starring Jet Li (Lethal Weapon 4) in his first English-language lead role.

Li plays rough-and-ready Han, who shares an attraction with Trish O`Day (screen-debuting songstress Aaliyah) even though their families are rivals in a fierce Oakland turf battle. The two also share plenty of danger as they try to find the real cause of the blood feud. No gun, no posse? No problem. With Jet Li going to war as only he can, Romeo Must Die is alive and kicking.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
`Making Romeo Must Die` Behind The Scenes documentary
Three music videos
Action Scene Mini Documentaries
Visual Effects Featurette
Stunt Diary
Anatomy of a stunt
The sound stage

DVD-ROM features:
`A martial arts experience` game
Web events
Chat Room Access
Weblinks

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English

Subtitle Tracks:
Romanian
English
CC: English
Arabic
Bulgarian

Directed By:
Andrzej Bartkowiak

Written By:
John Jarrell
Eric Bernt
Mitchell Kapner

Starring:
Jet Li
Delroy Lindo
DMX
Russell Wong
Isaiah Washington
Aaliyah

Casting By:
Lora Kennedy
Lynne Carrow

Soundtrack By:
Stanley Clarke

Director of Photography:
Glen MacPherson

Editor:
Derek Brechin

Costume Designer:
Sandra J. Blackie

Production Designer:
Michael S. Bolton

Producer:
Jim Van Wyck
Joel Silver
Ilyse A. Reutlinger
Mitchell Kapner
Warren Carr

Executive Producer:
Dan Cracchiolo

Distributor:
Warner Bros

Your Opinions and Comments

Romeo Must Die? Uh, I mean Romeo Must Not Be Seen.
In a word CRAP.

posted by spiller on 7/4/2001 16:53

7 / 10

I`ve already wrote a review of this over in the R1 reviews but felt compelled to write one for the R2 release if only to increase it`s score and take it off the lowest rated R2 discs as compiled by this website. It`s really not a BAD movie, no worse than most Hollywood actions movies anyway. It looks good, it`s easy to follow and Jet Li is the coolest action star around at the moment. The thing is, Jet deserves a better movie than this and his talents are wasted in it. If Jet wasn`t in it this movie really would be rubbish, but thanks to him he makes it watchable and entertaining - in a six-pack and couple of spliffs kinda way.

posted by John Doe on 8/4/2001 17:38

8 / 10

I found this a very entertaining, in places original movie with some pretty amazing stuff.
The story isn`t up to much however and the characters are a bit two dimensional.
Good added value (they include some shots cut from the film by the BBFC) with some in depth documentaries into the making of the stunts in particular.
This film is a Jet Li vehicle but a good one.

posted by groovedoctor on 16/4/2001 01:33

7 / 10

OK, not a great film - but pretty good! The DVD version does the format justice, with fantastic visuals and sound, plus those extras to keep the interest going.

At it`s current cheap price (£10?) it`s an essential addition to your library!

posted by mclh on 20/8/2001 18:16

5 / 10

This is not the greatest of films… Jet Li's later efforts with Kiss of the Dragon (excellent) and The One (pretty good) were much better. However, this is still worth watching, especially as it seems to be offer everywhere!

The problem is that Jet Li films should contain one thing - lots of action. And the action in this film is very good… there's just not a great deal of it (especially as a precious 30 seconds of it was cut in order to get the 15 certificate).

Overall, not a great film, but worth a look nonetheless.

posted by Rich Davies on 20/9/2002 07:23

7 / 10

A decent attempt to make an action flick but unfortunately theres just not enough action. Of whatever action is there, its very good, top class martial arts. But there was just not enough. The movie drags on with its plot too long and the plot wasnt even that good.

Picture and sound are truely gorgeous, especially during the fight scenes. Some small signs of unsharpness and grain but not much wrong.
Fantastic extras include music videos and plenty of documentaries
Get it if u can get it cheap otherwise rent it for a good night in

posted by dicanio on 18/2/2003 21:01