Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)

A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.

Director:

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Writers:

John O'Brien (story), John O'Brien (screenplay),

Stars:

Jet Li, DMX, Anthony Anderson

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jet Li	...	Su
DMX	...	Anthony Fait
Anthony Anderson	...	Tommy
Kelly Hu	...	Sona
Tom Arnold	...	Archie
Mark Dacascos	...	Yao Ling
Gabrielle Union	...	Daria
Michael Jace	...	Odion
Drag-On	...	Miles
Paige Hurd	...	Vanessa
Paolo Seganti	...	Christophe
Richard Trapp	...	Douglas
Ron Yuan	...	Laser Tech
Woon Young Park	...	Bald Enforcer
Johnny Nguyen	...	Ling's Hitman

Storyline

When his daughter is kidnapped and held in exchange for priceless diamonds, the leader of a crew of highly skilled urban thieves (DMX) forges an unlikely alliance with a Taiwanese Intelligence officer (Jet Li) to rescue her. Their race against the clock to find the precious stones ultimately unravels a plot to distribute a deadly new weapon of war.

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Plot Keywords:

diamond | heist | murder | tank | duel | 

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Taglines:

Kanteihyôka, 100 karat no kyôki [Japan]

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [uk] Warner Bros [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin Korean

Release Date:

28 February 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Born 2 Die

Filming Locations:

101 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$158,897 (Brazil) (25 July 2003)

Gross:

$158,897 (Brazil) (25 July 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Silver Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The location of the opening heist is the "Gains International, Ltd Diamond Exchange" - a reference to executive producer Herb Gains.

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Goofs

When Daria gets off the train walking on the tracks, she has on a heeled shoe. When exiting through the gate, she has on flat shoes.

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Quotes

Fait: You read Chinese?
Archie: No, but I know "cop" in every language.

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Crazy Credits

Archie and Tommy riff on various subjects, including who will star in the movie version of their lives, under the end credits.

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Connections

References Romeo Must Die (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Hand That Rocks The Cradle"
Written by D. Joyner and Damon Blackman
Performed by Big Stan
Courtesy of Bloodline Records, Inc

User Reviews

Forget Thinking and the Viewer May Have a Good Time With This Action Movie

After a well succeeded heist of many jewels, including some black diamonds, Fait (DMX) is chased by special Taiwan agent Su (Jet Li) and by the Taiwan criminal Ling (Marl Dacascos). They both wants the black diamonds back, having opposite intentions. Meanwhile, the stones are stolen from Fait by the Afro-American criminal Jump Chambers (Chi McBride). Ling kidnaps Fait's nine years old daughter Vanessa trying to exchange the diamonds for her. Fait and Su join forces to fight against both gangs. This movie is one of those which the viewer shall not think about the flaws in the story. The attractions are the action scenes, with explosions, fights, car chases etc. The problem is the humor is missing in this film: Jet Li is not funny like, for example, Jackie Chan and the same happens with DMX, when comparing for example, with Chris Rock. Therefore, the movie becomes `too serious' for its proposal. In `Cradle 2 The Grave', Tom Arnold is the funniest character. `Lethal Weapon' and `Rush Hour' are good example of successful action movies. Anyway, fans of this genre will probably like this film. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): `Contra o Tempo' (‘Against the Time')