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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Mitchell Kapner (story)
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Release Date:
22 March 2000 (USA) more
Tagline:
In A World Of Vicious Rivalries And Violent Betrayals Only One Thing Is Sure. more
Plot:
An avenging cop seeks out his brother's killer and falls for the daughter of a businessman who is involved in a money-deal with his father. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
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User Reviews:
The most violent "interpretation" of Shakespeare I`ve ever seen more (351 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jet Li ... Han Sing

Aaliyah ... Trish O'Day

Isaiah Washington ... Mac
Russell Wong ... Kai

DMX ... Silk

Delroy Lindo ... Isaak O'Day
D.B. Woodside ... Colin (as DB Woodside)
Henry O ... Ch'u Sing

Jon Kit Lee ... Po Sing

Edoardo Ballerini ... Vincent Roth

Anthony Anderson ... Maurice

Matthew Harrison ... Dave

Terry Chen ... Kung

Derek Lowe ... Chinese Messenger
Ronin Wong ... New Prisoner
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, some language and brief nudity.
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115 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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The x-ray "bone-breaking" sequences in the film are similar to a famous scene in Sonny Chiba's The Street Fighter[Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken (1974)]. However, the one's in Romeo Must Die are far more advanced, presumably through the use of CGI. more
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Revealing mistakes: During the explosion of the barge. Kai's face is fully illuminated on the both sides of his face which is not possible. more
Quotes:
Isaak: Mr Sing you have my deepest, deepest condolences.
Ch'u Sing: Thank you.
Isaak: What happened to your son was tragic Mr Sing, very unnecessary. I want you to know i'll be looking into this myself personally.
Ch'u Sing: You will forgive me if I'm not easily moved.
Isaak: Mr Sing... with all due respect, there is no way in the world that anybody in my camp would be foolish enough to touch your family, any more than anybody in your camp would be stupid enough to touch mine. It just wouldn't happen.
Ch'u Sing: Our business venture will continue.
Isaak: I'm pleased to hear that, thank you.
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20 out of 25 people found the following review useful.
The most violent "interpretation" of Shakespeare I`ve ever seen, 1 December 2000
Author: action-6 from Froland, Norway

"Romeo Must Die" is definetely the most violent "interpretation" of Shakespeare I`ve ever seen. Okay, interpretation is not the right word to use, but that is nevertheless what this movie at some point wants to be. I really liked Jet Li in this movie, and I`ve liked him since I first saw him in "Lethal Weapon 4" a couple of years ago. Fighting and betrayal is what "Romeo Must Die" is all about, and the fighting is very entertaining, although sometimes a bit cheesy, because some of the "Matrix-scenes", which is out of place outside the world of science-fiction. Still, "Romeo Must Die" is an actionflick you wouldn`t want to miss. It manages to be interesting enough, but the fighting is what makes it really good. 8/10

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