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Cradle 2 the Grave

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  • 1h 41m
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5.8/10
45K
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Jet Li and DMX in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
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A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
45K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Andrzej Bartkowiak
  • Writers
    • John O'Brien(story)
    • Channing Gibson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jet Li
    • DMX
    • Mark Dacascos
Top credits
  • Director
    • Andrzej Bartkowiak
  • Writers
    • John O'Brien(story)
    • Channing Gibson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jet Li
    • DMX
    • Mark Dacascos
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 199User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 2:07
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    Photos36

    Gabrielle Union and DMX in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
    Andrzej Bartkowiak in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
    Anthony Anderson and Lester Speight in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
    Jet Li in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
    Drag-On in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
    Jet Li and DMX in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
    Jet Li and DMX in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
    Mark Dacascos and Kelly Hu in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
    DMX in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
    Jet Li in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
    Jet Li and DMX in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
    Jet Li in Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)

    Top cast

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    Jet Li
    Jet Li
    • Suas Su
    DMX
    DMX
    • Anthony Faitas Anthony Fait
    Mark Dacascos
    Mark Dacascos
    • Lingas Ling
    Anthony Anderson
    Anthony Anderson
    • Tommyas Tommy
    Kelly Hu
    Kelly Hu
    • Sonaas Sona
    Tom Arnold
    Tom Arnold
    • Archieas Archie
    Gabrielle Union
    Gabrielle Union
    • Dariaas Daria
    Michael Jace
    Michael Jace
    • Odionas Odion
    Drag-On
    Drag-On
    • Milesas Miles
    Paige Hurd
    Paige Hurd
    • Vanessaas Vanessa
    Paolo Seganti
    Paolo Seganti
    • Christopheas Christophe
    Richard Trapp
    • Douglasas Douglas
    Ron Yuan
    Ron Yuan
    • Laser Techas Laser Tech
    Woon Young Park
    Woon Young Park
    • Bald Enforceras Bald Enforcer
    Johnny Nguyen
    Johnny Nguyen
    • Ling's Hitmanas Ling's Hitman
    Marcus Young
    Marcus Young
    • Ling's Hitmanas Ling's Hitman
    Stephen Quadros
    Stephen Quadros
    • Prison Guard Vogelas Prison Guard Vogel
    Sean Cory
    Sean Cory
    • Willy Chickensas Willy Chickens
    • Director
      • Andrzej Bartkowiak
    • Writers
      • John O'Brien(story) (screenplay)
      • Channing Gibson(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Real life UFC competitors Tito Ortiz, Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell were recruited by producer Joel Silver for the cage fight sequence with Jet Li.
    • Goofs
      During the planning scene when Fait is giving out assignments he calls Daria (Gabrielle Union) "Gabrielle."
    • Quotes

      Fait: What's your name anyway?

      Su: I am Su.

      Fait: Yeah, and I'm Sally.

    • Crazy credits
      Archie and Tommy riff on various subjects, including who will star in the movie version of their lives, under the end credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Go to Sleep
      Written by Eminem (as M. Mathers), DMX (as E. Simmons), Obie Trice (as O. Trice),

      S. King and Luis Resto (as L. Resto)

      Performed by Eminem featuring DMX & Obie Trice

      Produced by Eminem

      Eminem appears Courtesy of Aftermath Records / Interscope Records

      DMX appears Courtesy of Ruff Ryders / Def Jam Records

      Obie Trice appears Courtesy of Shady Records / Aftermath Records / Interscope Records

    User reviews199

    Review
    Top review
    Pretty good action - pretty poor film
    Tony Fait is a head of a gang of thieves who are on a job to steal a bag of black diamonds. Inspector Su from Taiwan is out to stop them. The gang succeed but find themselves with both Su and crime lord Ling after the diamonds. Fait takes them to his friend Archie to have them valued but a local mobster has them stolen. To make matters worse Ling kidnaps Fait's daughter and demands the diamonds. Fait and Su join forces to get the diamonds back from the mobster, rescue Fait's daughter and bring down Ling.

    I was in the UK watching a tape of the NBA All-Star game that someone had taped off US TV for a friend. Fast forwarding the adverts a movie trailer caught my eye - the trailer for this movie. Dacascos and Jet Li in a movie together! Gotta see that! I couldn't wait and was excited when I saw it coming to the UK sooner than I'd expected. So I went to see it, not expecting art but hoping for a good ride.

    I was a little let down but not too much. The film has some good scenes that almost manage to hide the inherent weaknesses in script, plot, editing, direction, acting etc etc. Let me start with the plot. Now I didn't expect wonders and I didn't get them - however the film pushes things too far by making the film about a world threat - a leap of faith too far for me. The actual script is full of so many clunky lines you won't believe. Little of it sounds like people actually talking.

    The main weakness were direction and editing. You see I can for Jet Li et al fighting and for action. However the fight scenes and actions scenes are edited together and directed with a frantic touch. I'd prefer to see Li at work than constantly trying to keep up with the camera switches. I can understand why they do this (many of the actors must have done their scenes one move at a time) but with Jet Li it loses much of his power to not be able to follow his moves. Some of the action works well and is exciting but too often it is just frantic direction and noise.

    The cast are passable but none really excel themselves. Li is good but not fully used. He has yet to have a film that really showcases his skills. Here he has some good moves but the direction spoils them. DMX is a good rapper (I like his joints) but he can't act anywhere near well enough to manage the scenes with his `daughter' - they are awful! Outside of these he is OK but he has NO chemistry with Li. Also he doesn't convince as a ninja (!), when he runs up a wall 15 minutes into the film it just looks silly. Tom Arnold and Anderson are pretty poor as the comedy sidekicks and really just clutter the film with characters (more later). I didn't know Union was in this till I sat down, but she makes a mark. She may be shameless eye candy (I like to think I'm above these shameless crowd pleasers) but she is very hot eye candy! She does a dance in the film that is pretty pointless in terms of plot, but is worth the price of admission alone! Kelly Hu is not used well at all and her losing her cat fight towards the end is unlikely. The biggest let down for me was Mark Dacascos. I know the guy does a lot of tat but he is one of my favourite actors. I was looking forward to him and Li fighting at the end (both have skills) but again it was spoilt by bad direction and the editing of 5 other scenes in with it.

    The soundtrack is heavy but it is really poorly used. The makers just seemed to drop hip hop tracks in at random with little context. The opening credits worked well and the use of DMX's `X gonna bring it to ya' really compliments the onscreen action, but mostly they just seemed thrown in to draw a certain demographic.

    Overall I did enjoy this film. It has enough noise and dumb action to just about cover the weaknesses while you are watching it. However it is pretty exploitative and excessive. Did we need to have EVERYTHING blow up in the end - no. Did we need to Gabrielle Union sexily stripping - no (but it was worth it!). It's not original and it is banged up with clichés (ring of fire showdown), and it's is inherently weak. But lets be honest we came for action, and it is just about passable in that. Worth a watch if you keep your expectations low.
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    • bob the moo
    • Apr 1, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 28, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Đấu Đến Chết 2
    • Filming locations
      • Barwick Studios - 4585 Electronics Place, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Silver Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $34,712,347
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,521,468
      • Mar 2, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $56,489,558
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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